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Litigators

RODRIGO TOSCANO

He gets up there and—yeah, another litigant

Love that litigant—or, maybe not—write the

Next! next litigant—bring on the Here—lemme litigate—a tad

Litigational—that’s the quality we’re looking for

Floats—giant swans—flotillas—on still waters

Music from a giant conch shell

Don’t feed the litigators

Y’all assin’ it to a seat—or—propped up on feat

Don’t feed the litigators

Snout—peeking up—from the swamp—couple dragon flies—floozy

What else fits the portrait?

You wake up—peek at the news You go to bed—peek at the news

Daytime swamp touring—you guessed it

WHEN YOU DIE

There’ll be litigation—some—ok—barely

You got on a plane—you checked into your room

You’re prepping—hoping—dreaming—scheming

Cute litigators

Stressed out, easy breezy, braniac

Snout—cruisin—cruisin—cruisin

YEAH OK—you fuck—you fuck folks—you fuck folks—then what?

Cruisin

Litigational cruises limited liability for-profit national program security clearance protocol

Floats—fireworks—strings in unison—rising from a conch shell

Li’l dragon fly round the—is fed

You eat what’s fed you?

Next up we have

Let’s give it up for

It’s a dream—come true

We’re so excited

Snout

Moonlight

Conch shell

Float

Music—imperial—enigmatic

A night of

A summer of

A lifetime of

You take a break—and on your break

Yup

LITIGATE

Silently performatively

WHEN YOU’RE BORN

You’re dying already

Buffo—WHAT A RELIEF

Magma

Top magma

You wanna be top dog?

Top magma

Top magma on the move

To enigmatic music

Assin’ it to a seat—or propped up on feet

Snout—see it?

Next up

The quality we’re looking for

Prepped

Cruisin

You wake up—bang—face ripped off

News peeking in

Litigate that

Quietly—profoundly—loudly—perfunctorily

Wretch—LITIGATE—now

Cloud covers moon—cloud moves aside

MOONLIGHT

Giant conch shell—floats—kettle drums—woodwinds

Moonlit snouts

Swamp tours

Journals, anthologies, prizes

Swamp tours

Magma

Strings in unison

Imperial beat

Dreams/schemes—schemes/dreams

THE EXCEPTION

She gets up there and yeah, another litigant

LOVE that litigant—or—maybe not—write the

Next—bring on the

Climbing onto the float like that—chomping at the conch

MOONLIGHT

Or—prepping for moonlight— you know

Litigate to prep for moonlight

THE EXCEPTION

Angelic Body

Floating—gliding alongside

Nobody knows it

Everybody wants it

The litigators are: Magma

Cruisin Prepped Next up:

Angelic Body Floating—gliding alongside Nobody knows it Everybody wants it

The litigators are:

Dragonflies

Moon

Drums

Snouts—see them?

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