(Dennis Cooper, left, Donald Britton 1984)
In the dreams, you are
Somewhat older than
The boys, but
Still are young,
-In the dreams, you are
-Surrounded by boys,
-But can't find
-One of them;
The boys are stoned and
Thin, beautiful, with
Asses of
Smooth promise,
-The boys are arts schooled,
-Or prep school athletes,
-Frisky in
-Awareness;
They dangle price tags,
Snag tight pairs of jeans,
Tangled tees,
Lipping joints,
-They're scrubbed clean, clear skinned,
-Two-for-one sippers,
-Dressed up by
-Store discounts;
They hang out under
Overhead's arm pit,
Eyes headlight,
Chickens winged,
-Groupies, just roommates
-Unglue, head, hunger
-Urging, back
-Brushed, heart's throb;
Trade stalls, window down,
Boys drift toward, lean in,
Squints, convo,
Boys slides in,
-Photo booth curtained,
-Mugshots flashed, gropings,
-Conviction,
-Lounge act bailed;
Zipper: car parked, dicks
Sucked, bills exchanged, boy
Takes off, man
Wipes, drives home,
-Polaroid: drinks plied,
-Small talk, shirts tugged, rest,
-The bases
-Are loaded;
Strip search: dressed/undressed,
Hands raised, mouth fingered,
Cock swabbed, ass
Spread wide, rimmed,
-Pentax: exposure's
-Island film sanded
-Off to see
-Their tan lines;
Subbing: selected
Roles played to death while
Gagged, costumed,
In dim light,
-Super 8: ferried
-Boy, paradise found,
-Candy store
-Skimpy suits;
Escort: hose lodged, shit
Purged, fingers to fist
Shoved, stretching
Fee to fear,
-Pencil: hand en pointe,
-Traveler packing
-Essentials
-On the tour;
Wet dream: swim team stud
Tied to locker bench,
Suit yanked, sucked
Off, bullied,
-Oil: absorbing taint's
-Calculated spills,
-Layers draw
-In to cure.
3 August 2016
