Fauxku Choo Choo (the play's the thing)
we are dewdrop eyes,
hearts born from a lone wolf’s howl,
hands composed of dust

waiting to return
to the Hand that gathers dust-
the fishin's been good
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waiting to return
to the Hand that gathers dust-
the fishin's been good

gather the waiting 
hours into a box of years
eat one at a time
The Soufflé isn’t the soufflé; the soufflé is the recipe. --Clara 
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gather the waiting
hours into a box of years
eat one at a time

then lick your fingers
until the box is empty
such delicious years
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then lick your fingers
until the box is empty
such delicious years

fingers forget years
but are useful in counting
the hours to dawn
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fingers forget years
but are useful in counting
the hours to dawn


no use in counting 
each missed sunrise through the years 
today is enough
The Soufflé isn’t the soufflé; the soufflé is the recipe. --Clara 
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no use in counting 
each missed sunrise through the years 
today is enough

and each waking day
between sunrise and sunset
makes the difference
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and each waking day
between sunrise and sunset
makes the difference

waking up: a cinch 
these days it’s at 4 a.m.
sunrise is my noon
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waking up: a cinch 
these days it’s at 4 a.m.
sunrise is my noon


sunrise is bedtime 
better to dream of birdsong
than sirens and shrieks 
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sunrise is bedtime 
better to dream of birdsong
than sirens and shrieks 

birdsong dreams whisper
the secret of the sunrise 
to still sleeping eyes
The Soufflé isn’t the soufflé; the soufflé is the recipe. --Clara 
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birdsong dreams whisper
the secret of the sunrise 
to still sleeping eyes


whispered secret
poured in old Hamlet's ear--
dreams put to sleep
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whispered secret
poured in old Hamlet's ear--
dreams put to sleep


dreams still come in death
young Hamlet knows this too well
the dead are restless
The Soufflé isn’t the soufflé; the soufflé is the recipe. --Clara 
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dreams still come in death
young Hamlet knows this too well
the dead are restless


he'll not be Hamlet 
opposing slings and arrows
to die in the end
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he'll not be Hamlet 
opposing slings and arrows
to die in the end


not Lady Macbeth
she walks cleaning as she goes
her hands sparkling
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not Lady Macbeth
she walks cleaning as she goes
her hands sparkling


Titania’s hands
caress a hairy Bottom
Puck and King high five
The Soufflé isn’t the soufflé; the soufflé is the recipe. --Clara 
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Titania’s hands
caress a hairy Bottom
Puck and King high five


hairy hands trespass
upon her own goddamned fault--
high fives and fist pumps
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hairy hands trespass
upon her own goddamned fault--
high fives and fist pumps

that's what they all said,
"it was her own goddamned fault"-
big talk behind bars
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that's what they all said,
"it was her own goddamned fault"-
big talk behind bars


big talk at the bar
nuts and pretzels almost gone--
they snack on her walk
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big talk at the bar
nuts and pretzels almost gone--
they snack on her walk

she walks the talk down
pretzeled boulevards, her hips
asking the question
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she walks the talk down
pretzeled boulevards, her hips
asking the question

is she only prey
a single-serve pretzel bag
consumed in one day
The Soufflé isn’t the soufflé; the soufflé is the recipe. --Clara 
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is she only prey
a single-serve pretzel bag
consumed in one day


she will not be prey
to high-five mega fauna--
she'll not be consumed
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