She said that she wanted
to read some poetry
the good, the bad,
and then the ugly.
Some amor, some angst,
some mirth, some romance.
A sonnet or two
or a dozen or more in this dance.
(And just who was Emily?)
But she wanted it to be all
about only her
I'm afraid that I could not concur.

05/03/2010

Author's Note: ... the horror!

Posted on 05/03/2010
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