homme moyen sensuel

a pantomime
in le drugstore
on le boulevard

I groped for words
you laughed
through plate glass

he held up a gross
behind a paper bag
shielding gaberdined

American matrons
from embarrassment
I struggled with

une semaine seulement
je suis
he sold
me twelve either

shrewd trading
or it's true
what they say

about the French
but I can't believe
how long ago that was
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