The leech’s kiss,
the squid’s embrace,
the prurient ape’s defiling touch.
And do you like the human race?
No, not much.
Aldous Huxley, Ape and Essence
Someone once said Aldous Huxley
could cast the corn, but he couldn’t get
the chickens to peck. That’s my problem.
Bird wanted to study with Edgar Varèse.
Or was that Frank Zappa?
Do the nasty on the White House lawn.
Nixon thought it meant
taking a shit.