and all the tiny fixtures in the medicine cabinet begin to squeak one by one
my friends tell me i am not a very good magician
failing rabbits, failing hats, castles of cards
and I'm here rotating my wristwatch
I start this shindig tapping my heels on the walls of a room with no windows or light or door
because it is a stupid thing to do
because I must do the done deed
dark tigers squelch the vista
because of their understandable jealousy
they were not allowed to mow the
figurines which were presented to the governor of general motors
as substitutes for chalky maudlin cookies
we ate the perfect head of a disreputable chinchilla
before resting our hinds on ornate cusions of the queen
my brother liked to say he was "one third of autria's gay heart"
and he meant, "exploding aorta"
which meant his heart was not in it exactly