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Maybe I’m

just waxing overly nostalgic

but I think

there is

something to be said

for the awed discovery

of puberty

when the body begins

to ripen

and the spirits

begin the ascent

to come of age

and maybe

an overly pretty arrangement

of words

will be insufficient

to fully do justice

adolescence can be like

playing Christmas music

on a sticky humid day

and beginning to realize

all the nuance and brilliance

of Bugs Bunny

which will duly convert

into evenings spent

with the collaborative efforts

of Miles Davis & Gil Evans

we’ll just accept the rest

even though

the darkness of night

blurs vision

there is still that glimmer

of moonlight and the stars

Clint Eastwood influenced

my thought way too much

and it’s becoming

painfully apparent

as I realize

there’s a little Vinnie Mack

in every one of us

and if you insist

on read my verse

as autobiography

I’ll be forced to admit

to a smidgeon of hyperbole

1-13-2000