Dick Mac (alive!)

girl trouble

by Patti Smith

I need a chick. not a fresh easter chick.
egg pop. not a new peach. but a girl with
intricate balance. a girl who is grown up.
but not cold enough to be called a woman.
Anouk Aimee of the black dress and bruised
eyes. not a bomb shell.

I need a bitch not a bull dyke. not a hard
edged fluff with a lilac stuffed in her trouser.
and not a woman. I could never handle one.

But a chick. a kitten pick-up like Brigette
Bardot. a hot sweet and strong goodie.
goodie goodie gunbox.

A heavenly body. Anita Pallenberg in a south
american bar. the back of her dress cut so low
as to reveal the crease of her buttocks.
bottoms up. I sashay in. me I'm dog jones.
a few quick shots and I get my nerve up. I'm
ready to fish my fingers in. part that butt
and press against her opening. like a door
bell buzzer. until she lets me in. until she
slides off the barstool. until she slips off that
silk excuse for a dress. until she rolls over
twisting her head to the left. blonde hair
spilling on the yellow tiled floor.

someone slips a quarter in the jukebox.
franks sinatra sings withcraft.
matthew sings underwater.
underwater
under blue skies
under your dress

anita pallenberg. long gold physique.
pump pump pump.


from the book Seventh Heaven. pp. 26-27.
published by Telegraph Books in 1972
Reprinted here without permission.

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