disney fingers
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in the freezer we have
chicken frankfurters
all the way from Denmark
they thaw into a softness
into a precooked pinkness
the cat will only prod
the generous Danes
provide ten to a packet
they are violinists' hands
or I see them bend into
delicate bridge for a sliding cue
and I hear the click of balls
it is enough to make me
grill seven and I share
them disproportionately
three for you four for me
and three for the bench
where they lie waiting
like disney fingers
one for each nostril
and one left over
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—James Norcliffe
© 1997 |