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Pleasure machine (Barrio Sur streets, Dec 24th, 2009)

This imperfect me

a pleasure machine

 

a bait for chameleons

liars and a thief

 

waiting by the phone

 

waiting by the door

the boy with the skatebooard

like salmon

race against the slant

 

Pass by a black woman

with her plastic bags

full of empty bottles

plans her drunken feast

 

the boy with the skateboard

asks me

"what are you waiting for?"

and I have no answer

 

She´s back now

the bottles are full

she smokes and shakes her ***

like an old worn horse

 

We will all get drunk

and wash away another year

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veronica-pamoukaghlian
Uruguayan
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Feb 1, 2010
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