Liberace


from the ABC set Unordered Tales

Liberace

Liberace reminds me of a fish
I cannot tell you why.

Perhaps it was his shiny face, the shape of a cod's

curved mouth, one big scale over another.

Perhaps it was his shining coats, his sparkling diadems.

Perhaps it was his manner

Perhaps

But nonetheless, he had a mother.

Just as fish do.

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