Big man, you’ve broken my back,
I’ve lost the joints and cartilage.
As Lego bricks sprawled
Beneath jonquil wallpaper
And puppet furies
Unhinged as pegs and coat hangers
From which reptile suits drooped in
Solutions of pollutions
And school bus traffic on bathroom tiles
Where she pranced in juvenile half-nakedness
Making giggly marriage proposals
To giants in buckle shoes and bowler hats.
Monosyllabic toddler riddles
And rhyming games with the man above
A new book with a letter a page
Easy as that.
How I feasted on your glorifying laughter
A clown out of elements,
Annoyance propped on shaking shoulders,
All because you seemed so serious.
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