throat mirror magic show 

lost in the brain of "all grown up" 

fiery synapses around dome & globe 

made her bound in metal 

and wounded pregnancy 

tested for blessing 

to shave the wooden collector 

of soft toys and other 

lost joys 

kings of these lower hells 

mourn our shortage 

of qualified virgins 

and the loss 

of yet another ice cream season 

(we will fall with the drop 

at the drop of a rain)