Parading

Down Sally Cow Lane and Elsewhere

We’ve forgotten the luxury of dumbness,

how once we crouched naked on an outcrop
how once we crouched naked on an outcrop
how once we crouched naked on an outcrop
of rock, the moon huge and unouched
of rock, the moon huge and unouched
above us, speechless. Now we talk
above us, speechless. Now we talk
about everything, incessantly,
about everything, incessantly,
our moans and grunts turned on a spit
our moans and grunts turned on a spit
into warm vowels and elegant consonants. —Dorianne Laux
into warm vowels and elegant consonants.
—Dorianne Laux

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