Wednesday, July 30th, 2008...5:08 pm
alex gildzen | looking for the blood of elizabeth short
for Todd Moore…………………………….!
the walk
from Florentine Gardens
to Boardner’s
is quick
on a quake afternoonthe pavement
she walkd
is gonenow names of stars
she never knew
are buried
in a dazzle
like the glitter
on her graveher name
isn’t there
but she illumines
Hollywood Blvd
foreverthere is blood
& then
there is bloodher blood
one of the great
vanishing acts
of the 20th centuryher pieces
the first step
toward stardomtour guides tell
busloads
which buildings
she may have
lived in
more buildings
than suspects
in her killingeach new book
finds her blood
in another placeall that blood
vanishdbut her pieces
still there
immaculate
on Hollywood Blvd
between Florentine Gardens
& Boardner’s
Alex Gildzen | 29 july 08:SF
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