fade in...
Swaying eunuchs clad in white
Thick men with high cheekbones stand stone still
Vice Regent of God All Mighty, Toyota Salesman of the Year
The Empress turns her sexy face
To the Daily News and blows a kiss
Rain is not expected
The ragman smells the weather, runs like hell
Saxophones wail the limehouse blues
From loudspeakers on the lifeguard stations
His Highness sprouts a stiff erection
The congress of assembled guests grows still
In shirt sleeves small knives glitter
(the hurricane lasts 40 days)
a mule, neck beribboned, drags an empty cart
naked children skip across the parking lot
golden coins sparkle at their feet
there is no sound
...fade out
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