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GOING DOWN ON MOSES
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The Other Ledger
“His own lover’s son!
Thucydus’ own son!
Tommy Turl!!!”
—William Faulkner
Going Down On Moses
Thucydus had twins—
Twins ran in the family
The twisted dinge tree.
Thucydus had a—
Cute daughter Tomasina
Apple of his eye.
Thucydus had a—
Tall handsome mulatto son
Tommy Turl’s his name.
Tommy Turl
“Eunice Bought by Father
in New Orleans 1807 $650
dolars. Married to Thucydus
1809. Tomasina and her
twin brother Tommy Turl
Son of Thucydus born 1810.”
—William Faulkner
Going Down On Moses
Lucius Quintus—
So queer for Thucydus that
He wanted his son.
Quintus couldn’t wait—
Tommy Turl was born endowed
Hung as Thucydus
Tommy Turl barely—
Had pubes down there before
Quintus got him off.
Tommy’s Tool
“Tommy’s Tool—
Thucydus Beauchamp,
grandson of Thucydus
and son of Tommy Turl
and Tomasina born 1824”
—William Faulkner
Going Down On Moses
By then Tommy Turl—
And his twin sister were
Each 23 years old.
Quintus had been—
Doing the down-low for a
Long time with Tommy.
That’s when he wanted—
Tomasina to give him
His next love-child boy.
Tommy’s Son
“But why? But why?
—William Faulkner
Going Down On Moses
Another young son—
That’s what Lucius Quintus
Wanted for himself.
Tommy Turl and his—
Sister cute Tomasina’s
Incestuous love.
Lucius Quintus—
A Delta Bourbon breeder
He liked them well-hung.
Tomasina
“June 21 1837
Drowned herself”
—William Faulkner
Going Down On Moses
By then Tommy Turl—
And his sister were
Jaded & 23 years old.
Quintus had been—
Doing the down-low with
Tommy the whole time.
That’s when she gave up—
She drowned herself like
Eunice did out of shame.
Forging the Ledgers
“himself selfprogenitive”
—William Faulkner
Going Down On Moses
Tomasina’s shame—
Bearing an incestuous child
For Quintus’ gratification.
Pregnant for his Lust—
While Quintus was queering
Tommy her “husband.”
She forged the ledgers—
Making it far worse for
Poor Ike McCaslin.
Ike McCaslin
“Then he was sixteen”
—William Faulkner
Going Down On Moses
When did Ike realize—
The ledgers had been faked
By Tomasina?
Were there two Tommy’s—
Tommy Turl and his cute son
Handsome Tommy’s Tool?
Both of them well-hung—
Was he really a McCaslin?
Or black like Tommy’s Tool?
The Other Ledger
“His own lover’s son!
Thucydus’ own son!
Tommy Turl!!!”
—William Faulkner
Going Down On Moses
Thucydus had twins—
Twins ran in the family
The twisted dinge tree.
Thucydus had a—
Cute daughter Tomasina
Apple of his eye.
Thucydus had a—
Tall handsome mulatto son
Tommy Turl’s his name.
Tommy Turl
“Eunice Bought by Father
in New Orleans 1807 $650
dolars. Married to Thucydus
1809. Tomasina and her
twin brother Tommy Turl
Son of Thucydus born 1810.”
—William Faulkner
Going Down On Moses
Lucius Quintus—
So queer for Thucydus that
He wanted his son.
Quintus couldn’t wait—
Tommy Turl was born endowed
Hung as Thucydus
Tommy Turl barely—
Had pubes down there before
Quintus got him off.
Tommy’s Tool
“Tommy’s Tool—
Thucydus Beauchamp,
grandson of Thucydus
and son of Tommy Turl
and Tomasina born 1824”
—William Faulkner
Going Down On Moses
By then Tommy Turl—
And his twin sister were
Each 23 years old.
Quintus had been—
Doing the down-low for a
Long time with Tommy.
That’s when he wanted—
Tomasina to give him
His next love-child boy.
Tommy’s Son
“But why? But why?
—William Faulkner
Going Down On Moses
Another young son—
That’s what Lucius Quintus
Wanted for himself.
Tommy Turl and his—
Sister cute Tomasina’s
Incestuous love.
Lucius Quintus—
A Delta Bourbon breeder
He liked them well-hung.
Tomasina
“June 21 1837
Drowned herself”
—William Faulkner
Going Down On Moses
By then Tommy Turl—
And his sister were
Jaded & 23 years old.
Quintus had been—
Doing the down-low with
Tommy the whole time.
That’s when she gave up—
She drowned herself like
Eunice did out of shame.
Forging the Ledgers
“himself selfprogenitive”
—William Faulkner
Going Down On Moses
Tomasina’s shame—
Bearing an incestuous child
For Quintus’ gratification.
Pregnant for his Lust—
While Quintus was queering
Tommy her “husband.”
She forged the ledgers—
Making it far worse for
Poor Ike McCaslin.
Ike McCaslin
“Then he was sixteen”
—William Faulkner
Going Down On Moses
When did Ike realize—
The ledgers had been faked
By Tomasina?
Were there two Tommy’s—
Tommy Turl and his cute son
Handsome Tommy’s Tool?
Both of them well-hung—
Was he really a McCaslin?
Or black like Tommy’s Tool?
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