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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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