Eating Edifice

Spots opened
without notice,
without attribution
the candies, elements
of the gingerbread house
disappeared
clapboards, gutters
shrubs, roof,
dismantled

Stealthy fingers
giggling eyes
sugary teeth
colored lips and tongue

Evidence
and conviction
elusive

January 3, 2007 19:51


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