amphetamine annie-dog
has her leash and a face
her velvet spleen her
shackle spine
her diamond curse
it comes with mine
a vessel she
for violent I
confession arms awake
mine mine you were always
mine
possessed by my taste
and below the angel dog
combs her hair and sings
her psalms
the bombs go off
she doesn't notice
it all goes wrong
she sets things tragic
she is venus
she is mars
she's electric
and the struggle of
upon her face we leave no
trace
but in her stomach mercury
aged
she holds the blood
she carves the knives
she digs the wires in our
babies
amphetamine annie-dog
pulls her trash
and her stories
from place to place
and bed to bed
gives of herself and the
magnet head
another floor another
ceiling
counting stars with double
meanings
is it wrong to be swallowed
whole
to disappear in her
to give to her the priceless
peace
of giving up control
we tumble out into the
streets
and annie-dog she drags
her leash
pretty face
ugly mouth
bitter bred and so released
and by the no
and in the yes
annie goes if you couldn't
guess
a simple man
a sycophant
her elephant with the laugh-
ing cough
she wants clean sheets
and fresh flowers
her dental shots
and the hong kong glue
amphetamine annie-dog
has her leash and a face