Free Power - Part Three

from state dinner pent-up flatulence from stentorian vociferousness from stem-winding-ness from log-rollingness from flabby-bellied-ness from stench-filled under-arm-ed-ness from sweaty-palm-ness from stink-breath-ness from treacherous backslappingness from stuffing-the-mouth-without-chewing-ness from word slipperiness from work inertia and lethargy from gamboling sleepiness from not-listening-ness from turning-the-back-while-talking-ness from averting-the-eyes-ness from dirty-trick-ness from sick secret-service-ness from bloody tricky smiling-ness from thinking-one-and-saying-another-ness from forked-tongue-ness from spitting-in-the-face-when-talking-ness from smiling-and-looking-daggers-ness from gourmandise from niaiseries from wishy -washy -n e s s and leaving loads of lurid lumpiness © T. Wignesan, Fresnes-Paris, May 14-17, 1997. From the collection : « Poems Omega Plus : a less than obvious sequence », Paris, 2005.