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A different sort of poem.....

by Mike Smith

40/1 Clara Petacci in the Piazza Loreto

She was Benito Mussolini’s squeeze.

He’d jump official meetings for quick shags,
leaving state officials fingering their diplomatic bags.
He’d have her on the carpet, on a chair,
over a desk; almost anywhere,
then go out on some balcony, thumping the air.

Of course it had to end:
Armies defeated, trust betrayed,
Il Duce&rs...

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Sunday 8th April 2012 8:33 pm

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