t h a t street-cars, o O regon, tw itte r

in th e afternoon, offend
a black-gold loin?

how shall you strike,

o sw ordsm an, th e blue-red b ack
w hen, la st n ig h t, y o u r aim
w as m u-sick, m u-sick, m u-sick
A nd n o t th e cribbage gam e?

(o G loucester-m an,
w eave
y o u r birds an d fingers
new, y o u r roof-tops,
clean shit u p o n racks
su n n ed on
A m erican

b raid
w ith others like you, such
ex tricab le surface
as fa u n and oral,
s a ty r lesbos vase

o kill kill kill kill kill

those
w ho ad v ertise you
out)

in! in! th e bow -sprit, bird, th e beak

in, th e bend is, in, goes in, th e form
t h a t w hich y o u m ake, w h a t holds, w hich is
th e law of object, s tr u t a fte r s tru t, w h a t you are, w h a t y o u m u st
[be, w h a t
th e force can th ro w up, can, rig h t now h e re in after erect,
th e m ast, th e m ast, th e te n d e r
m a st !

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