The roses are withering
our birth is only our death begun
like tapers waste away the moment
they are lighted
At the center of every woman
is a core of a prostitute
so claimed Shannon of the Eunuchs' order
Hasn't womankind resolved unanimously
that virginity is base selfishness
in the conduct of human relations
Their strong point is selfish generosity
Where is the Eternal bonfire
But under the button of the jukebox
Where is your darling daughter
but st the bar counter
perched with a fixed smile
like a monkey on heat
only the fat purses know the truth
The drought is imminent
the omen unmistakable
a crow makes holes in my roof
Mother in law stives to rival her daughter
father angles for young blood in my wife
The inspector keep it up with the barmaid
At the corner of the bush with the Volvo
a dog and a bitch pass interlocked
they snarl and growl in approving recognition
The earth is baked
the seed dries and cracks under it
Fallen breast are supported by textile props
like ant eaten walls
oily shots with untucked shirts
use their cheques as passport to sex
to recapture their youth on car cushions
The jackals move in the night with their sight
Birds keep in their nest and are they right
The headline repeat the refrain
two bodies found in the river again
This time without a face
Crime strides at a sprightly pace
Grandfather said
more in jest than in earnest
This is what he said
a senike dogs death
begins by making it deaf
when men behaved as manly men
A cow will give birth to a hen