NaPM April 1 2014

[Brownlie]

Am I a Fool

Am I a fool to see a ghost -
a girl that walks along the coast
as lavender’s the ghost of grey
and one will turn to none and say,
"am I a fool."

This morning could be spent like most -
the endless days of tea and toast
but I won’t give the ghost away
am I a fool?

Three for the pot and one to roast
the spirit’s gone without the host
as night will always conquer day
as ghosts of voices fade away
you call me still so I just may -
Am I a fool?

You built to the anaphora really well here.

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An Injured Psyche

Dear Venus, I no longer search the bars
and pubs for ghosts. I sensed your waif-like form
brush by in nightclubs, slipping into cars--
long out the door before I drank the worm.

I pine no more for you or heaven, God
knows where it is; up in the stars, cross-legged,
or pissing on the neighbor's lightening rod,
after the last bad boss that ran you ragged.

There is a spirit that I used to know
though, and still keep; it whistles from the pines
at night, and howls on Cupid's radio--
where ambulances go, a siren whines.

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Props on this one the references and puns are very impressive