houston, we have a twist-off
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		the satisfying yielding metal crunch
		the opposing thumb so vindicated rests again
		maybe.  maybe not.

		how did we make it to one another in this fen of wire.
		sun in aries. 

		the woman rests.  your honor the woman rests her case
		and the rest of her luggage.

		and that sweet and weary intercontinental hot shot
		patoot of hers.

		yo.  asia is a big ways away, heya, heya.  asia is a big
		ways away but my soft tuck on the broad-shoulders
		gathers no moss -- what fine bone.  china.  tucking by
		lugowski and the loving quilting company he keeps.
		maybe.  maybe not.

		tomorrow i will smother her in fountain jets of questions
		hope they fall in spray hope they fall in splash hope they
		fall in arcs in little cooling falls hope she falls in love
		with me hope she scandalously goes on to mother me
		just like in that old greek text only no tragedies please

		twice shy twice cooked twice kissed twice pinot noir and
		only one of these goes properly

		with the other white meat:  bacon!
		yes!  she and i as well as he wrote
		playful things.  seriously and playfully:

		her writs and my writs.

		fair is fair dark is dark.  walk with me
		walk with me on the lake.  walk with me in the park.
		will we kiss?  will she kiss me?  i'm not gonna kiss her!
		i'm too shy...

		her wrists -- soon my wrists.  hers soon to
		be:  my wrists.  it is knots all -- this way and that.

		i'm gonna miss her i'm gonna miss her i'm crushed i'm
		gonna miss her i'm crushed.  tomorrow i will tell her

		hi... girl we have not met yet but...


			Marek Lugowski
			27 May 1998
			Chicago, Illinois