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e a r t S o n s & H e a r t D a u g h t e r s of A l l e n G i n s
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a p a l m H e a l t h S p a : R e p o r t 2 0 1 4 : A r c h i
v e s E d i t i o n
ANDY CLAUSEN
In Cleveland
I
told you the legendary yet obscure beat jazz poet
talked so dirty to this young woman she had
to excuse herself & take a shower
And
you said I know just the woman for him
as if that would solve all problems.
Yes,
you continued she’s an alcoholic earth mother type
An
alcoholic earth mother type I had to say it to
understand it: I knew I had to find a real job
soon.
Sure,
you affirmed there’s lots of them
I
moved my uplifted brow
In
Cleveland you added piosly
They
are like rusty roses you kept on
In Cleveland.
I
looked in the want ads for my sanity
and chuckled about the movie
Revenge
of the Alcoholic Earth Mothers
Sure
we all know the type like rusty roses,
in Cleveland. Yeah alcoholic earth
mother types
know them well.
Long
Island City, NY 1985
[Originally
published in NHS 1997, http://www.poetspath.com/napalm/nhs97/index.html#47.]