7 is male. 7 is dark blue
against black (against death).
7 is slick; he leans and poses.
7 has pulled the brim of his hat
down over his narrowed eyes.
7 is sharp. 7 absorbs. 7 is for luck.
He favors the dice; they favor him.
7 plays jazz and sleeps in stairwells.
7 does the impossible:
he joins 3 and 4.
3 (derisive mouth) plus
4 (graceful prayer) equals 7.
7 is master. 7 is danger.
7 is the totem. 7 is magic.
He smiles and scuffs his feet
in front of eternal night.
7 loves 6, and looks sidelong at her.

7

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