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Lyn Lifshin, US
 

 

 

 

Free Verse from Tango

 

Blue Beard Tango

 

never not dangerous,
never with a happy ending.
Tantalizing yes but
then, there are all those
women in the basement

To dance with him is
all warning. But who
doesn’t die for
lady killers

these Prince Charmers,
a cautionary tale. If
swept off you feet,
you won't have what
you have long.

Soon he'll misplace
you, lock all the forbidden
doors to his heart. If
your curiosity

becomes too much
and you steal the key,
what you find will
haunt you. When he
discovers you

know what's going
on he'll invite you into
mahogany chamber.
If you think he can't

lead you where he
wants you to go, just
remember the force,
the staccato of his
legs in tango

the love and hate in
his body as he
reels you in and
then spits you out

 

 

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