by Jeph Johnson
Goodbye Dali
I was holding on to her instead of holding to the reality of her. To hold her like she needs to be held I must learn to let go of what's not real.
And out of my life, she is a mere memory vanishing every moment I breathe her sigh.
Hello Picasso
If all poets must have an unrequited love, does having several unrequited loves mean I am a better poet?
Yeah I know, Picasso ain't a poet.
But Picasso is an "artist."
And so was Dolly.