My Tennessee Williams baby doll
on a hot cast iron fire escape, hot as
glass as a moldable solid;
leaning over the rail, all in white
because love is borne of sweat and fire escapes
and cast iron boundaries:

a white-gloved touch; always
a thin veil of satin between us (holy palmers).
But I have the Cajun fire in my belly
and saints have lips, parted, moistened
to accept life's garlic and gumbo.

STELLA beneath the surface STELLA;
Ella, the patron saint of hot
night and day
night and day

Mack the Knife, my delirious hindbrain,
hiding out in fevered dreams:
sating himself on her while she sleeps
while I sleep.
Yeah, St. Ella, you dig?

And the A-Train is my favorite because
the A-Train is my train;
Between 59 and 125 in August
the tunneled heat brings life back to Harlem;
and Ella's so hot the heat sits back
and listens with the rest, the Apollo;
she's making the Sun God sweat.

Watching a lady sweat wasn't ever so hot.
Oh, lady be good, Watching a lady sweat wasn't ever so hot.

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sweet and sour like a tangerine
fresh like a box of krispy kreme

excellent

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First they came for the Jews, but I did nothing because I'm not a Jew. Then they came for the socialists, but I did nothing because I'm not a socialist. Then they came for the Catholics, but I did nothing because I'm not a Catholic. Finally, they came for me, but by then there was no one left to help me. – Pastor Father Niemoller (1946)

And from the board:
Yes, that's me. You were able to convince me that I should not be a proud democrat anymore. I'm kinda scared about this--will you hold me? - ProudDem

I drive a huge hummer, and my bumper sticker says I hate gay people. - Lolita715, democrat nutjob