Saturday, January 28, 2012

Variations on William Carlos Williams "The Girl"



The Girl


with big breasts
under a blue sweater

bareheaded-
crossing the street

reading a newspaper
stops, turns

and looks down
as though

she had seen a dime
on the pavement


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The Girl

with big breasts
under a blue moon

barechested-
crossing the street

reading an iphone
stops, turns

and looks down
as though

she had seen some CompactFlash
on the pavement


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An Amoeba

with big breasts
under a blue marmalade

oozing-
crossing the street

reading a morph-thong
stops, turns

and looks down
as though

she had seen some iconomy
on the pavement, or ipodomy


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A Cellphone Amoeba Breast

with big nipple teeth antennae
under a blue sweater

broadheaded-
crossing the street

reading a mini-zine
stops, turns

and looks down
as though

she had seen a neodymium nipple cord battery extrusion kit
on the pavement

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The Jellybean Weirdo


with w/ big breasts
shows electric snake fang nipples
through a blue sweater

ass headed-
and caressing a string

reading a noise text
stops, turns

and looks down
as though

she had been a blue velvet watermelon
hovering over the pavement


*image: Greg Parma Smith at Balice Hertling & Lewis