Going Down on Justin Bieber

Going Down on Justin Bieber
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“inside the
Sunrise Mall”
—D.A. Powell,
“Little Boy Blue,”
Useless Landscape:
A Guide for Boys
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Nothing but us Old Queens—
Hanging around the Ghost Mall
With nobody to do and nothing
Much to say to each other

Cruising like Sharks and—
Hovering like old Chicken Hawks
Ready to pounce on anything
Young with two legs & Attitude
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Pangs of Ancient and Modern—
Forgotten Pederasty just crying
Out to be Investigated and
Exemplify'd in the Men’s Room

Who cares about Waldenbooks—
The boyz have cellphones growing
Outta the sides of their heads
While they’re Texting to the Gods
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A Somali kunt goes floating by—
In her Scheherazade flowing veils
A tiny little thing talking to herself
Or maybe the Caliph of Baghdad?

The days of naughty dark smelly—
Bored Bad Boyz in the Bathroom
Are over now with all those tacky
Security cameras ogling at you
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The old Food Circus is long gone—
The ratty worn-out crossed Palms
That once beaconed me to kiosks
And killer Mexican hot tamales

It’s all hoity-toity now these days—
Salmon served in cucumber cups
Kitschy Salons catering to tacky
Disgusting Str8t Literati
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Decadent Parisian old Queens—
Posing as Proust’s gift to Queers
Making me wish they’d lock-up
Miss Cooper in her cork-lined room

Meanwhile they’re rearranging—
The deckchairs on the Titanic
Giving Clifton Webb a Face-Lift
For going down on Justin Bieber...