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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