ahem!
phasers on full,
having violated
someone’s human rights,
prepared to be eliminated.
on trial for a continuance
to keep on breathing,
gave a summation speech:
an untitled poem
is a diamond with
a single imperfection,
casting shadow doubt
on the flawlessness of
a huge finger rock
it’s an angel without a halo,
it’s a cat without any claws,
it’s a ice cream sundae sans cherry,
it’s a rudderless ship, no captain,
it’s rock ‘n roll without **** Jagger,
country with no Bonnie or Jolene,
female songwriters with no Adele
it’s a woman you’ve met on a train,
falling in love, instantly, whimsically,
she says I love you too! but there’s
no profit in it, no chance of success,
leaves without leaving her name
it’s a poem without a directive, a legendary,
imperfect perfection without a signpost pointer,
it’s the only loving worth having, that when lost,
unforgiving, the thousandth cut, so when she asks,
“forgive me?” your silence chokes, you cannot reply
incapable of completion,
you’re un-entitled,
you’re untitled,
a blank,
whited-out,
nameless as well
forevermore
^ feel free to substitute man, it makes zerodifference.