mr. kobayashi rides the train
home
nothing awaits
nothing lingers
so
mr. kobayashi
determined
slowly
licks
sucks the salty dirt
off his fingers
mr. kobayashi
at home
takes the
nail clippers
and clips some more
skin and fingernail
from a finger
already too far gone
mr. kobayashi
pushes on his finger
for the pain
pushing out white pus and
blood
mr. kobayashi
pushes again
has
pleasure like he
had never had
mr. kobayashi
going to bed
to write
calculate and
masturbate
thinks
how subarashii
it is
that
time and again
new pain
kills
turns into pleasure
old pain
he thinks
then
the moment
all his
mr. kobayashi
closes his eyes and gives
his pillow
a kiss
argot eel
July 19, 2006