saint sebastian speaks; or, pariah the doll’s RULES FOR BEAUTIFUL BOYS – Salomé Xtravaganza
March 10, 2022
encolpius preens supine contrapposto
off warm dry summer temple grass
giton dreams on his chest, aching
beautiful boys don’t eat
sonny, salty sarrasine sobs beside
bloodied dioecious destroyer
are we above, against or outside the house?
beautiful boys can’t read
biology’s supreme poet dictates
the iced electricities of the Faith
i trot along the pavement, hoping –
beautiful boys are never h(e)ard
exaudio, soldat
elizabeth garden of eden
runaway cowboys sell myra’s bones
beautiful boy can’t breathe
my guy will realize rules
from sissy hypnosis priors;
heu – she knows the choreo
THE ORGAN IS A HUNDRED YEARS OLD, PARIAH
sing the offertory hymn, this time with feeling
beautiful boys’ voices , crack shatter break
let not the eunuch say – behold! appealing
i am a dry tree lake
burning, stinging tears- Monster!
You who give life to NOTHING
neither real woman nor real man
i wish you could hear –
mon coeur trembles, my voice never can
the earth shifts; encolpius moans
the vultures are waiting to pick your bones