Love her he doesn’t but the thought he puts
into that young woman
would launch a national product
complete with TV spots & skywriting
outlets in Bonn & Tokyo
I mean it
Let it be known that nine words have not passed
between herself and Henry;
looks, smiles.
God help Henry, who deserves it all
every least part of that infernal & unconscious
woman, and the pain.
I feel as if, unique, she . . . Biddable?
Fates, conspire.
â?”Mr Bones, please.
â?”Vouchsafe me, Sleepless One,
a personal experience of the body of Mrs Boogry
before I pass from lust!
(John Berryman)
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