1.
Grey man
and ruby woman
sailor boys and flower girl
a peppermint blonde
seek
the boy Alexander
whose
eyes
blink and breathe
legs
jump into bed and cover himself
as
straw man
weeps
Marmalade woman
and her ladies laughing
until
straw man
falls
2.
he is dying
Alexander
straw man is dying
Alexander is facing death
with tears on Marmalade hips
straw man is his father
gasping for breath
sailor boys and flower girl wear black
ruby woman in cross-wearing plum cries
Marmalade woman weeps
empty out lined blue eyes
belong to the peppermint blonde
Marmalade straw
collapse
all is black
3.
Alexander and the peppermint blonde
watch their father
between
darkness
peace in a slit of light
and darkness
this awaits you
Alexander
4.
Alexander haunts
Innocence with his tune
piss
damn
hell
cunt
purple marmalade ladies
at a black wedding
sturdy man
replaces
straw
and everybody else
Amen.
