PSYCHO III

“The cinematic murder lasts a

total of forty-five seconds, but

seems like an eternity"

—Scott Heim

The Death of Anthony Perkins

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Gavin plunks down his—

Billfold and his big

Black Luger

He’s hot and gritty—

The shoddy Bates

Motel stinks

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John Gavin—

Takes a shower

Next door

Norman ogles thru—

The secret peephole

At the stud!!!

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John Gavin’s—

A hot Number #1

Undressing himself

His curlicue pubes—

Sizzle like hot

Frying bacon

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Gavin strips off—

His tight shorts

His Speedo underwear

His nice ass—

Whispering invitations

To the motel walls

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Norman is pretty—

Persnickety when it

Comes to Tricks

But John Gavin’s—

Ten inches makes

Things simply perfect

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Saguaros and yuccas—

Pose like sinister statues

In the parking lot

The VACANCY sign—

Blinks neon blood-red

Nervously outside

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It all seems filmic—

Somehow deliberate: 

A coyote howls in the dark

Norman plays with myself—

Smokes a big fat joint

Cruising Gavin’s groin

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Mother waits up there—

In her rocking chair by

The mansion window

Back and forth—

The creaking sound of

Death approaching