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plush horse stories ice cream parlor, candy shop, bakery, 1986-1990 work stories cashews once, i was working behind the candy counter and matt came up behind me while i was serving this customer, this young guy ordering a pound of cashews. he was a heavy-set guy, this customer, that is, matt was thin and quite the womanizer at the ripe old age of sixteen. well, matt walked up behind me, while i was with this customer, and he whispered in my ear, “fuck me till i bleed,” then he walked away. i was sure the guy ordering the cashews heard him. I stood there, candy scoop in my hand, staring for a brief moment, then i said, “oh, the people i work with,” trying to hid my blushing, and finished scooping cashews. Copyright Janet Kuypers. All rights reserved. No material may be reprinted without express permission.

Watch this YouTube video live at Beach Poets 07/13/08

07/13/08, Beach Poets See the entire performance video, which contains this poem (25:19) This film is from the Internet Archive

Watch the YouTube video Published in her book Close Cover Before Striking, read (for future audio CD release) 06/28/11 on WZRD radio, from the main camera

Watch the YouTube video Published in her book Close Cover Before Striking, read (for future audio CD release) 06/28/11 on WZRD radio, from the mini camera

See feature-length YouTube video 06/26/11 of the majority of the WZRD radio show with her reading poetry (including this poem) from the main camera

See feature-length YouTube video 06/26/11 of ~45 minutes of the WZRD radio show with her reading poetry (including this poem) from the mini cam