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ACT ONE--Yes, It's Been Forty Years:
in sorrow, his mother looks at him,
she knows he's in pain,
his back burning with open wounds
she touches places forbidden
tricking him to sleep,
she wants his dreams alive
with cherry blossoms and spring water
she means well
he knows no different
ACT TWO--The Repressed Memories:
his mouth closed,
soul crying,
"oh, mommy, can i tell you, i know you are going?
going, going.....
to a far away place.
i will be sent to another planet, yes, another planet,
to live with aunt mae and uncle tom."
mommy brushes him away
with right hand,
marking his chest
it's happening now,
no premonition needed...
waiting for the ambulance to come
right now, right this second,
he chews his nails and talks to wenches in the road
about prices of local carnivals
ACT THREE--The Death:
he can't remember a body in the casket there
but, the mortician wears jade rings
and a suit the color of the lining where she lays
kiss mommy
"no, I can't, don't make me"
an empty house whispers, "it's time"
and sometimes things go like this,
sometimes lemonade tastes as bad as lemons
ACT FOUR--The Life:
nothing is right,
gorillas speak different languages,
cake mixers open night clubs,
blue haired ladies show skin,
young men learn belly dancing to jazz
an angel appears... points out in the sea...
he gets to rescue a dying girl
and the heavens take back his punishment.
the gods say he has permission to live again
and despite a couple of flashbacks of the war
and a crazy dominatrix who breaks his thumb
hoisting him up in a deserted warehouse,
he turns out alright
Beautiful Renee
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