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Recorded Reading (1:53): https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/dp2okh8c93sns05baenwh/To-a-Literary-One-Night-Stand.m4a?rlkey=wa6se42ljlr5ms7nrrj54qnal&dl=0

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Oh, he lived in the heart of San Francisco, in a first generation rent controlled apartment. Been there forever. Knew Bukowski. Knew Ginsburg. Still knew anybody it was fashionable to say you knew.

Double talking, slimy son of a bitch. Myself, I can’t seem to remember what his name was… 🤣

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To a Literary One Night Stand

Mighty eager
Certain were
When you came
On to her

Reassurances
Were rife
You’d be in
Each other’s life

Oh, the statements
That you made
Oh, the frosting
Thickly laid

Oh, the claims
Generously
Made of
Appropriacy

To partner one
As — let me see —
Oh, yes: powerful
As she

And though extend
Herself polite
To give you
Successful delight

Found herself put
To such swift flight
It was almost
As if you might

Have had twin hidden
Other goals
To lead her in
Such barcarolles

The first, enough
Despicably:
Satisfy
Curiosity

The second being
Yet more so —
To let poetic
Buddies know

That you have had
A piece of that ~
I sure hope that’s
Not where it’s at

Because, I’ll tell ya,
Mr. Whiz
If it turns out
That’s what it is

I just might have
To get you back
Exposing your
Sexual lack

Of several
Could take my pick
But to the most
Glaring would stick

Heaven knows
It’s bad enough —
So think again,
Wannabe tough

You’ll keep my
Privacy because
I’ll tell ’em how
It really was

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This poet is physically disabled.

Public housing being insufficient to her medical and creative needs, in order to continue working she is presently living in her minivan, publishing all of her works using one thumb on the touch screen of her smartphone and surviving at a fraction of her nation’s poverty level.

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