The boule- br vard. br Bull- br dogs br of years br your faces br grow steely. br Steel horses br steal the first cubes br jumping from the windows br of fleeting houses. br Swan-necked belfries br bend in electric-wire nooses! br The giraffe-hide sky unlooses br motley carrot-top bangs. br The son br of patternless fields br is dappled like trout. br Concealed by clocktower faces, br a magician br pulls br rails from the muzzle of a tram. br We are enslaved! br Baths. br Showers. br Elevators br elevate br the soul's bodice. br Hands br burn br the body. br Cry all you may: br 'I didn't want it!' - br a rope- br burn br of torment. br From the chimney br a whipping wind tears br a gray tuft of wool. br A balding lamppost br lustfully strips off br the street's br black stocking.