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marshall
woodward
your body is a wonderland
john tripped
on stage
landed gently
in my arms
and asked,
is this the armpit
i shrugged it off
and replied
i love you
john i am going down
town, john
now my face is rosy
like the sunday orchid
i hear the organs
gut me
grateful dead
a wet kiss from
real gods
this actually is the armpit
and it feels
like pompeii
i gave up underwear
nothing to hold
now
so hot
a heavenly figure
i’m losing it
Marshall Woodward is a writer born & raised on the Gulf Coast. His first poetry collection, CLOWN STAR, was released by Gutslut Press in February 2022.
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