Tangerine Ducks
Mangoes and manatees,
The worst woes and the best bees,
Plum stones caught in the teeth,
Small whiskers stained with cheese,
Drained bubos on dead flesh,
Left to rot, never fresh,
Simple camels on vast horizons,
Staggering on, learning lines,
The last dash of youth,
Mad scurrying, furtive guessing,
Drying up on a distant beach,
My pores, my pores, my pores.