Sitting in the bathtub come prepared: Pen and pad squared off, Ready for the spinoff Boring or imploring Phrase, theme, word To make inspired this not tired, Not yet batty lady Who, in dotage her, Is sounding more and more like Lear (not king – the other one) Using words in play from fun To pleasure those with fun-ny bone Or anyone come close – With dose of looniness and freedom.
Each thought legitimized – seen through her eyes - She writes as if the script were scripture, Thought brought down from god-knows-where, She, prepared to edit if she must, Every bit writ down on trust.
The paper pad is soaking wet, Words dimmed and saturate. Time to get out of the tub, Dry hair, the ***’ And superficially skin deeply Watch the evening’s mediocre, Scary, all too interruptedly TV. (For TV’s actually for money, Not for me, or them’s that’s like me.) Pity!
Getting Loonier But Freer 11.6.2017 A Sense Of The Ridiculous II; Bath Book II; Arlene Corwin