Compassion
by Eileen Myles

is shrieked

by a

golden cone

topped

by an

ornate

hypodermic

of Good Business.

4 rooks

of gold

sit on the

platform

of a tall stone building,

clouds of style

move pompously.

Only gold

lives in

the shot

of New York Life,

believe me.


Pub. Feb. 1999

DRC