“UNDERWEAR” 8 Nov 95

Its hard to think
that things are living off me -
bed bugs, bacteria, fleas

Whenever I get an itch
and feel a little run down
down a microscope the source of my ailment

breeding and shaking
under my clothes, in your hair
when we kiss

I think of dust mites in your underwear
and when you ask what I’m thinking
I reply “Nothing”.

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