Unusually for a poet, societies for the study
of his work were founded while he was still alive.
Bob he was called by his drinking buddies;
had a little money from an inheritance &
a growing reputation as ******* difficult not a ******* but hard to understand
                                                      ­                   ;nice guy but his work
                              makes no sense; maybe it's just too ******* deep;
but folk came around & hailed his obscurity;
Bob Browning! girls shouted at his open-air readings
                                                 when he made swords up on the spot like Ella Fitzgerald or Louise Armstrong
                                                  high on **** & *******

the romantics blood flowed through
                                                           every beatnik passed out on the Bowery
but he really hit the jackpot when he met Liz
& rocked her world in Italy; from there they
were both famous as great English poets
although in France & America the best poets were driven mad
& drunk all the day and Night except
Emily who tippled sherry at midnight but never                         in the day;
some nutty ***** started the romantic school
of thought & poisoned                                                    himse­lf right away;
than that man became the leading                                  light until Rimbaud
                      ****** on everything & poetry moved on;

the twisted poet pushed is illegal immigrant pregnant teenage
                                                                ­                                     gf
   out to the street to turn tricks around the corner
                                                                ­                  make a few bucks for rent & food; he's go plenty of paper & pens & charcoal
                                                                ­                 pencils & writes & draws
                                                                ­                                    on everything
she gets dope w/ the money he gives her
the dealer lets her hang out & nod off & ***** her cuz she's a skinny ***** but she ******* loves that Bob B. alright