DARK EY:
Shoeless dust. Trusting, yassuh,
a rusty musk. Blank. Thank
you, no. Lil’ Bo Peep done
lost her sheep. And shall not want—
DINGE:
Wormwood. Silent wall too tall
to scale. To set afire to, the cork
burnt then smeared till
it darkens the skin. Dancin’. Pork.
O FAY:
An openness. She say: it come
not from foe, not from pig
latin. It mean a wooden thing
a doll. Desire. Totem or toll.
GRAY:
They know not. No.
They. What an invisible
man saw, his shadow—
ours. Ain’t no thang—
NIGRA:
A needle, the shallow
well which the gal
got lost in. Called out
your name. Boy, sit up straight.
BUCK:
Hooded. The veil. The tail
wagging. The dog. Bull-
frog full-lipped. Kiss
me & I turn. It’s on you—
CRACK ER:
Fish oil & salt water wafer.
A whip. The sting—
words which weight. Cheap
skate. Ritz. Laundry lists.
RED NECK:
Honest Injun. Big gyp.
Bust lip. Bum
leg. Frog catching. Throats.
Lawn boats. Boasts—
NE GRESS:
Stunt double. Laundry
lists. Complaints. Ain’ts.
Sardines. Shipped spoon-
style. Mock smile.
GLOS´ 
LA´ LE
1. Fabricated and nonmeaningful
speech, esp. such speech associated
with certain schizophrenic syndromes.
2. The gift of tongues.
1997