Ten-fingers toad
Ten-fingers toad we said
on account of he has
all his fingers
all of these fingers
everywhere
but only one kidney one
kidney
and that slap in the
middle
slap in the kidney we
said
that's what's like him
that's what
Ten-fingers toad we said
he calls croak and we
all croak
but yesterday what did
he go and do?
now there's ice in his
back pockets
fingers of ice stroking
our cheekbones
two wise monkeys cracking
their fingers
while See-no scratches
a cheekbone
Ten-fingers toad we said
we hope you know what
you're doing
but there was no reason
in his eyes
in his eyes there was
no reason
flippety-flop on the
big blue ball
he called and we answered
nothing
nothing and again nothing
T. G. Vanini
Laurence Kirby