Sweating Music, By Ronald S Porter

the music is sweating in the room strings and reeds bump and grind slow-dragging dancers entwine oh the fruit is ripe upon the vine and the wine of love and laughter a mingled vintage- joy and tears now are drunk down to the dregs then another round is poured urgency prowls the crowd's periphery everybody waiting for... nobody knows but we'll pitch a fit when it gets here some might even shed some clothes desire is straining in the room lust sniffs around like an old hound trying to catch the scent, purposed to pick up the trail hunting money, hunting magic hunting comfort, hunting tail sweaty music sound still coming down where are soft arms that hold tight warm lips to lie that it's all right? night turns like a page in a book the guitar player throws out a hook and sweating music command us look for when the morning shall come
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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