Sunday, December 15, 2024

New Poem: LET’S CAPITULATE

 fall down now

 now—not a minute from now

 grovel grovel grovel grovel 

 please please don’t hurt me

 don’t shun me for a mere technicality 

 tell me what to say so I’ll know when to say 

 that weave of words saving me $16 million 

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 which anchor you want to throw softballs—

 nay, let’s just call them gentle grounders—

 please please please don’t hurt me

 I’ll make sure ABC treats you like Reagan 2.0

 put the whip back in the box

 reinsert the gun in its holster

 you’ll have no further reason to sue