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Joseph Trombatore
In Bed
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1893



They dream of canoes
resting in a rippled
lake

A billow of sheets
feather pillows
comforter

They are like vines
under shade
trees

A forest of birds
just before
a storm

The waters rock them
in blue & green
cradles

The edge of everything
begins & ends
in bed
Fuck the Circus
(for Clarence)



Thick with sawdust & sequins
this place of tents & tight wires

clowns paint their face
like cooled cupcakes

this season's Siamese Twins
are arrayed in cotton candy

the Bearded Lady
is stroking something dark

greasy seals balance balls
skillful as bees with pollen

men in tights run about
like ants before a storm

elephants break wind
dogs are in ballerina drag

the Strong Man grins, rubs
the wet spot on his crotch

the heavy breath of lions
seek the scent of fresh meat

& The Ringmaster revels
in his whistle fetish...
 




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