ONCE UPON A TIME
r. l. nichols
peter pan was a woman
& tony curtis pursued marilyn in drag.
once upon a time
laurence olivier attempted to seduce a young tony curtis
on the cutting room floor, w/rome at their celluloid feet
. . . once upon a time
ginsberg&kerouac were best friends;
warhol&lou reed hung out together in new york.
once upon a time
newman&brando were repressed homosexuals on film
& mr. rod steiger was THE SARGEANT.
once upon a time
genevieve bujold made love to a woman on film
& warhol had his LONESOME BOYS.
once upon a time
there were THE BOYS IN THE BAND
& FORTUNE IN MEN’S EYES.
once upon a time
john&yoko were nude at your local record store;
morrison&mick seduced/sexed/cursed/pissed on crowds.
once upon a time
james fox had his xxxposed buttocks beat blood-red
& malcolm mcdowell killed the cat-lady w/a penis.
once upon a time
richard roundtree was a sexy john shaft -- new york
dick --&black moses won the oscar for best song.
once upon a time
truman capote&mickey spillane were icons;
gene hackman&his popeye doyle was oscar worthy.
once upon a time
THE EXORCIST scared millions of americans -- was
nominated for best picture --&linda fucked jesus.
once upon a time
brando had an “X” rated LAST TANGO IN PARIS
& w/an X, MIDNIGHT COWBOY was best picture of ’69.
once upon a time
ozzy’s black sabbath ruled w/THEIR iron man
& elvis still outfaced -- won over -- the moralists.
. . . once upon a time
GODSPELL&JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR were “G” rated fun
& mel’s BLAZING SADDLES was farting, loudly, in ’74.
once upon a time
nixon&linda lovelace were, both known for DEEP
THROAT&linda blair was raped, w/a broom handle, on TV.
yeah, once upon a time
movies/music/novels/plays/poetry/television/warhol
got along a-okay, man. dig that.
