Donna Ialongo Poems

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11.
Definition

love is
: rum in your stomach and
whistling the heat of it back through your teeth.
: eyes watering from formaldehyde
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12.
The Medium For Exchange

it came to man
like the green droppings
of the too-soon Xmas pigeon.
that is, quite nude, shy -
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13.
Before The Elysian Fields*

before the Elysian Fields
and venetian blinds
was he (am)
sitting on a sun
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14.
Christmas Prayer

salut! grand nuit de la foi!
salut!
and blessed be this vulgar peace
of the darkened Mass.
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15.
New Year*

yesterday,
being the push of another 365 fiasco,
was the saturday of lost identity.
football's answer to perpetual motion.
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16.
Valentine

1) i like you in the winter
when your face is washed and is noxema.
2) i like you in the summer
when your face is sandy-gritty
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17.
For Patricia*

Mothers and grandmothers
One mother, one grandmother
Your mother, my grandmother
The ladies of my life.
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18.
A Silly White Hole In The Sky

a sillywh
ite hole inthesky
is
C
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19.
The Decision Of My Battle

The decision of my
Battle encloses
Me and the joy of
Suffering is upon me.
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20.
Squealing Snow*

squealing snow splashes
love, wheezing and hardly
slushing as I crunch
my cares to little
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