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Shopping.(New poems)(Poem)

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| September 01, 2005 | Davis, Dick | COPYRIGHT 2005 Foundation for Cultural Review. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright
 
Shopping 
 
   Was there a special Mess you had in mind, sir? 
   If you could be a little more specific ... 
   As you can see we've every size and kind, sir, 
   From In Your Face to Mildly Soporific. 
 
   Adultery is very popular-- 
   It's our perennial favorite, you could say: 
   The Shocking Pink? Most customers prefer 
   Discreeter models, like this Sordid Gray. 
 
   Self-poisonings are on sale, and very buyable: 
   We stock Old Fogey's Alcoholic Haze, 
   The Sixties' Acid Test, and this reliable 
   La Mode Cocaine; it's ultra-chic these ...
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