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MEN DANCING I

Men are dancing, driven
By the pounding music's
Rhythm, circled
By the dreams which
Rise invisibly

Stageward, impotently
Lusting; men are dancing,
Focusing on
Muscles' depo-
Sition, distanced by

Stares which burn across them
Covetously, taking
Off their clothing;
Men are dancing,
Deafened by the words,

Whistles, gasps or sighs, and
Blinded by the spotlights:
Only movement
Gives expression
By casting shadows.

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II. [‘FRANK' 6 A.M., TIMES SQUARE]

Showering, the
Water's freefall
Rinses off all
Traces of the
Man who'd brought you,
Can't break these chains . . .

Of love, taking
Off your clothes to
Twist beneath his
Sheets, evolving
In his mind from

One night's escort
‘Frank,' to sometime
Son; the water
Flowing pipe to
Pipe around you,
Cigarettes and
Drugs and money.

‘Frank,' to sometime
Son; the water
Flowing pipe to
Pipe around you,
Cigarettes and
Drugs and money.

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