Sunday 19 October 2008

Shropshire Piles

Inflamed passion, red hot coals,
Inward burning, upward rearing,
Seatward searing, eyeballs weeping
Solace seeking, ointment reeking,
Painful breaking, muscle contracting
Lotion squeezing, easing ending.

Grayson Ellis (c) 1969
From ‘Porcupine’
Reprinted with permission.

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