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a shiver of promise slides softly through these

once so ungentled hands

like dubious colognes upon the much too perfect

cosmetics counter

there are so many different styles and brands

reflections in each , a wounded vow of utter

discontent

muted are the various accents of vulnerability

the most essential moments grow still as they each

become inescapably spent

moderation, she marries that terribly unhappy

groom, addiction

while the standing room only crowd witnesses her

fully throttled bout with masked infliction

and duped insecurity fails his own attempts to

divorce himself from such an embarrassing show

while those sly mixed signals thrive on the

dancing differences all too cut throatedly created

pulling no punches as they go

and who but a corpse could actually disengage

himself from amongst these many adverse altercations

where little tolerance carries a very big club

into most similar situations

and he who is able to step away from all this

minus but even a single thrashing blow

tears the entire house of cards down with one

mirror gigantic swipe of the ego...................

(Sept. 3, 1995)