# 6
Trap
Sore, like fingers
in a biscuit barrel, snapped shut
while you, reduced to digit size
are forced to stay inside, until
you devour every crumb.
The worst aspect of this scenario
is lack of variety, since
there is only one flavour.
#7
MWAH
I
watched the Dinah Shore Show
before
you were the dazzling glint
in
your parents’ eyes, amazed
by
the mutual admiration society.
Invariably
the special guest would
be
flattered by Dinah who said
Bing
or Nat or Barbra or Jack
your
hair or smile or outfit looks
wonderful
today, and Bing
or
Nat or Barbra or Jack replied
you
look brilliant too. Since then
I’ve
noticed the advance of warm
fuzzies,
Buddhist and Christian
efficacies
and such, and wonder
at
the mountain they’ve gone over.
Just
how sincere can all this be
when
so many bad things rear?
At
the end of each show Dinah
threw
a happy kiss at the camera
and
all of us, crying MWAH.
wonderful Jan!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your kind comments Efi. I'll reciprocate.
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