as the spirit wanes the form

I went upstairs to 409, had a stiff scotch and water, took some money out of the top drawer, went down the steps, got in my car and drove to the racetrack. I got there in time for the f...

feet of cheese coffeepot soul hands that hate poolsticks eyes like paperclips I prefer red wine

first time my father overheard me listen… this bit of music he asked me, “what is it?” “it’s called Love For Three Oranges,” I informed him.

very tall girl lifts her nose at me outside a supermarket as if I were a walking garbage can; and I had no desire for her, no more desire

Meanwhile, there was still Joyce, and her geraniums, and a couple of million if I could hang on. Joyce and the flies and the geraniums. I worked the night shift, 12 hours, and she pawed...

the droll noon where squadrons of worms creep up like stripteasers to be raped by blackbirds. I go outside

I got lucky the next day. They called m… doctor. I stripped down. He turned a ho… “Hmmm, hmmmm,” he said, “uh huh . . .” I sat there. “How long have you had this?”

we’d had any number of joints and some beer and I was on the bed stretched out and she said, “look, I’ve had 3 abortion… in a row, real fast, and I’m sick of abortions, I don’t want you to stick tha…

as I go to the escalator young fellow and a lovely young girl are ahead of me. her pants, her blouse are skintight. as we ascend

think of the beds used again and again to fuck in to die in. in this land

he came to the door one night wet thin b… terrorized white cross-eyed tailless cat took him in and fed him and he stayed grew to trust me until a friend drove up…