40. a sodomite's nursery rhyme
The liberty of men of property and status came into conflict with popular classes’ desire for freedom from domination, producing often unpredictable collective responses to cultures of sodomy wherever they were exposed to public scrutiny. - Chris Chitty
skin is shaking muscles twitch
ohfuckohfuckohfuckohfuck
with all the freedom of the rich
ohfuckohfuckohfuckohfuck
i tremble til my head is light
ohfuckohfuckohfuckohfuck
til teeth begin to gnash and bite
ohfuckohfuckohfuckohfuck
i worship you of golden calves
ohfuckohfuckohfuckohfuck
i feel like ive been torn apart
ohfuckohfuckohfuckohfuck
my life is a question;
the answer is rent
rent rent rent rent
rent rent rent rent
nothing nothing nothing nothing
nothing nothing nothing nothing
nothing nothing nothing nothing
nothing nothing
—
The Chitty quotation is from p 38 of his book, Sexual Hegemony.
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