Notes of the Day XI-XV [Poetry]
Posted onXI. The little boy in the shark fin hat Stalks through the shelves at the library Hunting for stories instead of minnows And gulping down trivia whole. XII. Tamara cries when you bring her a brownie, A corner piece, just like she likes them, Because she thought nobody ever noticed. XIII. The old man at the copy machine Bellows and curses the staff as incompetent. He just doesn’t want to say He’s alone in world that’s no longer his own. XIV. People are scared of beauty Because it means God is real. So they ignore the flute player in the more »