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23 Spectacle of long forgotten village squares Now acquiescing to measured frenzied step. I am happy for this moment! Douala 1980 (on vacation) Midnight Girl She hangs around the corner, Waiting for the drifters -At last, she finds herself in business-The poor victim finds himself in a dingy upstairs bedroom, peeling off her clothes -To discover the concealed crevices in her sagging and layered body. Douala, 1980 Menchum The fall falls from out the sky Thundering down the gorge Foaming, vanishing, rising skyward As it makes sweet music We watch, mesmerized See our bodies’ sink, then rise in unison Merge, effervesce, and disintegrate. Quiet surrounds, trees lean to perceive Rocks cry out in agreement at such battering Birds marvel, executing competing dives ...

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