2009-02-24

Here's a poem for you...

I'm a big fan of Garrison Keillor's "The Writer's Almanac". Everyday he has some significant historical events, usually related to literature and he reads a poem. Yesterdays was one of the more interesting I've heard:

What She Was Wearing

by Denver Butson

this is my suicide dress
she told him
I only wear it on days
when I'm afraid
I might kill myself
if I don't wear it


you've been wearing it
every day since we met
he said

and these are my arson gloves

so you don't set fire to something?
he asked

exactly

and this is my terrorism lipstick
my assault and battery eyeliner
my armed robbery boots

I'd like to undress you
he said
but would that make me an accomplice?

and today
she said I'm wearing
my infidelity underwear
so don't get any ideas


and she put on her nervous breakdown hat
and walked out the door

Brilliant!!!

(Hopefully I don't get in trouble for putting it up here ;-)

GDC

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