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Sugared Giraffes (Free verse) by Venus
Sugared giraffes and raw oysters
consumed at random
and
the guy with the Big Boy tattoo
was crying at the bar
and
I could see you
Sticky, sweet tartar with capers
rolled in deep like tiny gems
and
it was clear how we could all
be famous if we tried harder
and
I could see you
But at the sushi bar
I felt raw
on the half-shell
and
the bartender
may have been right
that the candy was too sweet
to eat
while drinking Fat Tire
Did you see me?
And the crying man
turns out he was only crying because
he had squeezed the lime juice into his eye
after his shot of tequila
And I was really only
famous for a minute
drinking some frozen mango concoction
and
watching Robot-Man
earn his keep amusing
the tourists on the mall
theyâre always so alarmed
yet relieved to see him
Did you see me?
Are you still
lost in that fantasy?
Itâll be a new day tomorrow
and
Itâs not likely
youâll find me
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