08-29-2023, 07:26 PM
In Between
This day, almost over,
drags its feet towards late afternoon.
It was over before it began
thanks to a well worn groove.
What’s there to say?
Endless riddles spiraling in my brain
from inside an Austrian novel
leave little time for conversation.
I guess I’m the silent type.
Hell, I’m practically a mute
unless it comes to words on a page.
I can say I’m not in pain
or love or threatened by the sun.
I could brag about my Jerusalem Bible
illustrated by Salvador Dali
that I got for $14.95
because the woman at the cash register
left off a zero.
I could admit to paying
$100
for a history of Lenin’s Cheka.
But why would you care?
I don’t even know if you’ve read this far.
Have you?
Where are my penpals of yesteryears?
One suicide, one has retreated into childhood,
one moved to North Carolina
to be with his computers.
Enough about me, what about you?
Répondez s'il vous plait.
This day, almost over,
drags its feet towards late afternoon.
It was over before it began
thanks to a well worn groove.
What’s there to say?
Endless riddles spiraling in my brain
from inside an Austrian novel
leave little time for conversation.
I guess I’m the silent type.
Hell, I’m practically a mute
unless it comes to words on a page.
I can say I’m not in pain
or love or threatened by the sun.
I could brag about my Jerusalem Bible
illustrated by Salvador Dali
that I got for $14.95
because the woman at the cash register
left off a zero.
I could admit to paying
$100
for a history of Lenin’s Cheka.
But why would you care?
I don’t even know if you’ve read this far.
Have you?
Where are my penpals of yesteryears?
One suicide, one has retreated into childhood,
one moved to North Carolina
to be with his computers.
Enough about me, what about you?
Répondez s'il vous plait.