SUCK
SUCK IT UP PRINCESS
There is a small wolf curled up in a blanket
in the fetal position Makes you want to crawl
in there with him A.G.O. Toronto chillygrey
Fall day The docent’s lonely +he is chatty
Worst nightmare Brings on a virulent vertigo
Everything seems to these days Move head too
quickly +reeling like a drunken chicken (favourite
dish at Henry’s Hunan Palace) So where is Paradise
on Earth? a sign asks It is away from the chatty docent
+lonely art patrons one gesticulating in front of: Folded
Blanket With Hanger in delicate pinks+blues Cellophane
lifted seductively Provokes poetic licentiousness
Touch me please! Docent slides hand onto shoulder Help me
find everything I have lost won’t you? Yesterday a neurologist
suggested an old school Tricyclic for sleep Cures everything Go
ahead google it The list is endless ponderous When I asked
about a nightcap young woman doctor United Church escapee
conservative sensible unfunny said: That’s how old Hollywood
killed themselves
I ignored her There are certain things you cannot cure doctor
Like driving to her clinic Car in front of me with Sons of Anarchy
sticker +Damn The Father Ram The Daughter emblazoned on trunk
Also a comely girl bent over Secretary at clinic pressing a sleep apnea
machine into the hand of a sleepless man while on the phone Called him
honey As in: Honey strap this baby to your face
Then an aside to me: It’s amazing what they can do these days! Isn’t it
though Get you to drive halfway to Barrie Ontario in desperation Only to
decide that a Tegroni will do just as well: 1 oz Tromba blanco 1 oz Campari 1 oz
Sweet Vermouth 2 dashes orange or grapefruit Chocolate bitters optional
Docent pushing tongue in direction of ear Have no fear Here is a partial
list of what Tricyclics can cure: chronic pain migraine irritated bowel syndrome
insomnia chronic hiccups pathological crying or laughing + provide respite
from: the anxious work of maintaining your sanity While all around you people are
preparing to vote for Justin Trudeau
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He’s not the smartest guy in the room.
But he knows how to reach a room.
(Bob Rae former Premier of Ontario)
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Liz Magor Folded Blanket On Hanger A.G.O.
Fall 2015
