ring—
Eve labouring for 37 hours; the yes poem
Great
monumental
Eve in pain,
will bring
forth a Cain
Abel
—Cannibal
Exhausted stretch
rather/ rather/ rather
rather/ rather/ rather
dilate/ than die/ yes.
So just, sous justice.
en vertu de la justice,
pour,
‘In sorrow you shall bring forth children’
Face present ?: Yes, yes–
Hands? Yes-
His image,
Who conjured it?
This mouth of dry twigs
the sticks/stones
bones / buttons
a / knee-piece/ skulls.
There are piles of skulls
pushing through my grimacing cunt—
all the pretty things,
stones/bones/buttons
a / knee-piece / skulls
Sous justice.
So just, sous justice.
en vertu de la justice,
pour,
‘In sorrow you shall bring forth children’
Merci!
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