Tuesday, July 8, 2008

ARS POETICA


These house keys are like
D. Hasselhoff’s knees:
I’ve never kissed them.

I want to kiss D. Hasselhoff’s knees
is a way, for some, of saying
I’m flying on wings of tenderness

with nuns hitting me
just to hear me fart over shortwave radio.


For me it’s something else.
A denial? Of my involvement? In J. Lo, pregnant with twins?

Perhaps it’s just a way of saying please
or thank you, or Gesundheit!

I am incredibly thankful for these keys;
Tuesday nights will never be the same.

3 comments:

  1. This is brilliant. Particularly as The Hoff has The Most Kissable knees.

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  2. So goes the legend, but can we ever be sure? Not that I want to be--I think I'd prefer to let this remain a mystery. I'm bustin' out the negative capability on this one.

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