Thursday, March 27, 2008

In the Tropic of Capricorn

In the Tropic of Capricorn

There must be hyper-aggressive tree frogs
there, and Venus fly-traps, and quicksand,
and ground-dwelling clouds, and boa
constrictors with dagger-fangs that stab
straight into baboons’ faces and suck out
the brains, and giant tarantulas that slowly
straddle their hairy legs around sleeping
children, all in the Tropic of Capricorn.

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