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Rump Steak

she sells veg at

a market stall

red raw flesh is not her bag at all

 

shuddering at

a carcase hung

spring lambs slaughtered far too young

 

inconsistent,

she likes my meat

licks and sucks and chews it neat

 

often rare if

I worked away

then it hardly leaves her mouth all day

 

when it's overdone

meat makes her sore

but ointment brings her back ...

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meat   vegan   sex   blood   vegetarian   butchery

Meat

butchery cuts it for Ruby,

well known for her brisket,

who gave men a wide berth

for she didn't like to risk it

 

offal unresponsive, so she

fondled the odd carcase,

pined for sheep's eyes to

tenderize her pining ass

 

Ted sold her pork products,

poor Ruby was easy meat,

his pies and sweetbreads

just swept her off her feet

 

his pig's trotters stumbling

...

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ass   boner   butchery   carcase   meat   offal   salami   tenderize

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