i am not unknown in this land
here i have been seen
i have strolled thru the square, tipped waitresses,
set them right again
i have been known to kiss my bride
photographs have been made

but in the pictures i am only a blur
an afterthought smooched by a glowing redhead
a dream half-remembered by the snooze button

this is my doing, & it has gone only slightly awry


-- 29th June 2000