The Desperate Woman
__________________
Marlene Dietrich
Miss Barbara Hutton
Does the Vice Squad Know—
What Barbara Hutton Is Doing?
Miss Che Guevara
Str8t Soliloqy
Jimmy Donahue
________________________
Marlene Dietrich
“sunken diamonds”
—John Wieners,
“While Miss Marlene
Dietrich Was Singing,”
Behind the State Capitol
there’s this blonde venus diva—
with the whole zeitgeist in her voice
voodoo love is her swan song
marlene’s a blue angel—
doomed weimar in her deep voice
“i can’t help it,” she sings sadly
she falls for a cabaret boy—
they flee via zeppelin & autobahn
she’s singing “falling in love again”
Miss Barbara Hutton
“petit trianon of Versailles”
—John Wieners, “As an Introduction
to Life of Miss Barbara Hutton,”
Behind the State Capitol
she’s the kind of dimestore diva—
you’d expect for a woolworth queen
barbara hutton, elegant gangster moll
she’s not a tender virgin tho dear—
after porfirio rubirosa & her gay cousin
jimmy donahue get done with her
poor little rich girl loves men & drugs—
doesn’t need much coaching with sex
her wealthy socialite pussy of desire
Does the Vice Squad Know—
What Barbara Hutton Is Doing?
“lovingly, longingly”
—John Wieners, “Does His Voice
Sound Some Echo in your Ear,”
Behind the State Capitol
some hash, some champagne—
one too many seconals like jimmy
her pillowcase a passport to heaven
poor little rich girl licking her carnal lips—
does the vice squad know what they’re
doing, seven husbands & the fleet’s in?
jimmy picks a wiry pube stuck betweeen—
his yellowing incisors, does it belong to
the duke or duchess of windsor, my dears?
Miss Che Guevara
“in her agitation”
—John Wieners, “Che Guevara,”
Behind the State Capitol
the usual gang of miami vice cuban—
bad boyz showing off at night desperate
in the havana gang-bang rumba showers
naturally she’s disgusted with such sex—
hispanic hustlers exiled by miss castro, their
latino wickedness bruising her kneecaps
they’ve lost their mansions, rich professions—
these spoiled sons aren’t ready for us fags
with lips slimier than off-shore oil spills
Str8t Soliloqy
“And what I wanted
wanted me”
—John Wieners,
“Feminine Soliloqy,”
Behind the State Capitol
The more she needed him—
The deeper she fell in love with him
How could she possibly resist?
It was simply impossible—
The price to pay much too much
And yet she paid it anyway
Half-awake, stoned, my dear—
She was awfully shy but persisted
Pretty soon she gagged just right
Jimmy Donahue
“the perfumed coiffure,”
—John Wieners, “As an Introduction
to Life of Miss Barbara Hutton,”
Behind the State Capitol
jimmy’s no bleeding heart—
he doesn’t bleed for love
rich boyz are so very spoiled
he’s like a bored mistress—
wealthy girlfriend, greedy bride
he’s a slut for cute sailors
he prefers young heteros—
hopelessly tied up & loaded
bring out the whips & chains
__________________
Marlene Dietrich
Miss Barbara Hutton
Does the Vice Squad Know—
What Barbara Hutton Is Doing?
Miss Che Guevara
Str8t Soliloqy
Jimmy Donahue
________________________
Marlene Dietrich
“sunken diamonds”
—John Wieners,
“While Miss Marlene
Dietrich Was Singing,”
Behind the State Capitol
there’s this blonde venus diva—
with the whole zeitgeist in her voice
voodoo love is her swan song
marlene’s a blue angel—
doomed weimar in her deep voice
“i can’t help it,” she sings sadly
she falls for a cabaret boy—
they flee via zeppelin & autobahn
she’s singing “falling in love again”
Miss Barbara Hutton
“petit trianon of Versailles”
—John Wieners, “As an Introduction
to Life of Miss Barbara Hutton,”
Behind the State Capitol
she’s the kind of dimestore diva—
you’d expect for a woolworth queen
barbara hutton, elegant gangster moll
she’s not a tender virgin tho dear—
after porfirio rubirosa & her gay cousin
jimmy donahue get done with her
poor little rich girl loves men & drugs—
doesn’t need much coaching with sex
her wealthy socialite pussy of desire
Does the Vice Squad Know—
What Barbara Hutton Is Doing?
“lovingly, longingly”
—John Wieners, “Does His Voice
Sound Some Echo in your Ear,”
Behind the State Capitol
some hash, some champagne—
one too many seconals like jimmy
her pillowcase a passport to heaven
poor little rich girl licking her carnal lips—
does the vice squad know what they’re
doing, seven husbands & the fleet’s in?
jimmy picks a wiry pube stuck betweeen—
his yellowing incisors, does it belong to
the duke or duchess of windsor, my dears?
Miss Che Guevara
“in her agitation”
—John Wieners, “Che Guevara,”
Behind the State Capitol
the usual gang of miami vice cuban—
bad boyz showing off at night desperate
in the havana gang-bang rumba showers
naturally she’s disgusted with such sex—
hispanic hustlers exiled by miss castro, their
latino wickedness bruising her kneecaps
they’ve lost their mansions, rich professions—
these spoiled sons aren’t ready for us fags
with lips slimier than off-shore oil spills
Str8t Soliloqy
“And what I wanted
wanted me”
—John Wieners,
“Feminine Soliloqy,”
Behind the State Capitol
The more she needed him—
The deeper she fell in love with him
How could she possibly resist?
It was simply impossible—
The price to pay much too much
And yet she paid it anyway
Half-awake, stoned, my dear—
She was awfully shy but persisted
Pretty soon she gagged just right
Jimmy Donahue
“the perfumed coiffure,”
—John Wieners, “As an Introduction
to Life of Miss Barbara Hutton,”
Behind the State Capitol
jimmy’s no bleeding heart—
he doesn’t bleed for love
rich boyz are so very spoiled
he’s like a bored mistress—
wealthy girlfriend, greedy bride
he’s a slut for cute sailors
he prefers young heteros—
hopelessly tied up & loaded
bring out the whips & chains
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