Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Buffalo Bill



Buffalo Bill


Buffalo Bill’s
defunct
[7 space indent] who used to
[7 space indent] ride a watersmooth-silver
[30 space indent] stallion
[7 space indent] and break onetwothreefourfive pigeonsjustlikethat
[45 space indent] Jesus
he was a handsome man
[23 space indent] and what I want to know is
how do you like your blueeyed boy
Mister Death


e.e. cummings

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2 comments:

  1. Lane SavantJuly 21, 2010 at 12:21 PM

    The Duke of Oil is retired.
    He used to wield -
    a mean 12"
    crescent wrench.

    I've seen him tune - onetwothreefourfive Peugeots
    in a row.

    Damn! he was a hellufaguy

    What I want to know now is -
    How do you like your blue eyed boy,

    Meredith?

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  2. AnonymousJuly 25, 2010 at 11:27 PM

    Satirists are parasites, you know that don't you?

    ...Voltaire

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