PostPoems Be Artistic. Be Creative. Be Inspired!

I elide

and slur speech

worse

than a Frenchman

and blame it

on poor diet,

alcohol or drug use

or plain circumstance

beyond my control

it ultimately

becomes another wrinkle

in my sum total

like a skilled mathematician

could really

do it justice

but that’s only just

my polite way

of perhaps suggesting

the enemy is wrong

and my infatuation

with 19^th century Parisians

is daunting

and fully misunderstood

but Neruda

is always welcome

in mi casa

no foreseen changes

impending

12-16-99