hungry and lost
how beautifully appropriate
to stipulate further such folly
is almost wild
only a few more dismal failures
left to dwell on along with my
sick thoughts
in this dark hell's pit
sitting here
mutely studying the more intricate
details
of the totally absurd
'tis a pity
that I'm such a damn poor poet
this could have been my swan song
(instead its a Duck Ditty!)
so shoot me and call me a blameless duck
as Emily Dickinson
I am not.................
(Dec. 27, 1997)