(For: D.C.B.,B.N.,& S.J.M.~~~and: (presumed damned) William T.: “slíbhín”)
Somebody clicks their teeth
We will not stay underneath
Secrets winding through the beats
Women start to leave their seats
Dancing, dying, winding sheet
Shy ones melting from the heat…
A Southern Belle is Wilting
By the punch bowl
Gentleman line up for her review
She prefers the slíbhín*
And the polecats
She has waited long…
…For her debut
Ivory skin
The bathtub gin
Has poisoned
Hunter Bean
Chaperones collide with waiters
Weaving through the scene
Ivory skin
The bathtub gin
Has poisoned
William T.
Chaperones imbibe with waiters
Hiding in latrine
(*slíbhín — pronunciation: /sliːˈviːn/ a disingenuous person; trickster
Origin: Gaelic English
synonym: scoundrel)
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