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Poem

Chris Edwards

Arrest me aura . . .

Arrest me aura . . .

“Arrest me aura who is it
who goads there? Who sends
shadows up m’ deep end?
Tweety? Pooh pooh
not, friend — not
knowing where the bodies get ferried
disturbs me sometimes. Oh, it’s you lot.”
         Out here on the symbolic prong
there’s a bar with loud music
burying beef, lettuce, pickles, mayo
and hundreds of miles of fried bread.
“You can dance attendance if you
want to, old salt,” cajoles
egghead.
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Arrest me aura . . .

“Arrest me aura who is it
who goads there? Who sends
shadows up m’ deep end?
Tweety? Pooh pooh
not, friend — not
knowing where the bodies get ferried
disturbs me sometimes. Oh, it’s you lot.”
         Out here on the symbolic prong
there’s a bar with loud music
burying beef, lettuce, pickles, mayo
and hundreds of miles of fried bread.
“You can dance attendance if you
want to, old salt,” cajoles
egghead.

Arrest me aura . . .

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