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I Always Wanted To Be A Tap Dancer
tikitikitap tikitomtaptiki-
tiki tiktik tap tiktomtap tik-
i boom shuffle boom tiktik tikboom
hupp but tikibut tikiboom tik boom
tikik ikaboom chika chik chik
chi cachik achik a chika chik
chikachikachika chi kachika
chik!
a chi
ka
chik
a bOOm.
I don't think
nicotine
is any more
addictive
than t.v.
they ought to have 24 hour banned channels
to keep the junkies on their toes
they ought to have cable outlets by the ashtray in the smoking lounge
so every
one gets
their fair
dose
Eli Richardson doesn't believe everything he thinks. That's smart. His poems have appeared in Blood Lotus,
Denver Syntax, Thieves Jargon, & Frigg. Eli's Gord received a Pushcart Prize nomination from Floating Bridge Press.
Eli's novel Make Me about adventures of the 3rd sex will be published in 2011.
Email: Eli Richardson
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