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THE TEMPERAMENTAL TANGO
Arms and muscle shirts
Blue light, flashing carpet
and eyes...side glancing
side dancing in a drunken swagger.
An out of date disco, and fun
Glasses to mouth, eyes again
Lighters, cigarette boxes, ash
white faces, fiery cheeks
Toilet doors swinging, and seats
and bodies.
Iced buckets of Moselle, mirror balls.
Eyes lost, eyes tired
False enjoyment, side glancing
and searching sickly.
fingers bear-hug backs
feet tread on light.
Peacocks on parade......
......and pigeons, Strut baby Strut
Smokey haze, FIRE! FIRE!
Somebody call the ambulance.
Blue smoke, blue straws, stale
drink coasters, whispers and
fluttering lashes
Pouting bouncing bottoms,
blusher and earrings.
Flash smiles, red tiles,
leather jackets frothing
legs tapping...hopefully..
Somewhere in a corner, a wise
clock sings midnight lovesongs.
Drivers on juice, beer on tap
and tapping coasters, lively lights,
and wet frothing mating glasses.
Wrist watches whinge.
Snapping floral dresses, confident
prolonged stares, shiny boots.
A dizzy old harlot wears silver
marajuania jewelery and sighs
into her glass...
"Got a light?"
Singing like a fool with staggering bristles
Watch out! More muscle shirts.
Lift that can and dance!
and prey......
For tonight false hope is strutting
and tomorrow......
Tomorrow is just a day.
Shouting, screaming, pounding
blue flashing misery and song.
Why so sad...Groan...a popular
hit and sing it a lifetime.
Tapping knees, slippery floors
mounting glasses, tired barmaids
sweeping steps and statements.
Narrow gowns, minds and bouncers eyes
God I'm handsome...and coping.
Hands in pockets sometimes
Take me to the car soon.
I must sleep. |
