BELIEVE
DO U BELIEVE LIKE I BELIEVE?
Last day of April 2018 A sickly looking Canada goose 1/2
in 1/2 out of verdigris pond U of T Sickly poet too a lighter
shade of pale green Has she been gutted or swept clean? One
precipice too many for angsty Jew Another winter come+gone
Ended in plague of ice God’s testicles frozen too $18,000 roof
leaked Act of God said Snidely Whiplash the Roofer Ice Goddamn!
sings Nina up in heaven
Goose inching closer to me Nasty looking cuss one eyed like nephew’s
rotting dog A recent picture of Chloe blinking on Insatgaram Really?
This is all you have to show me you bugaloo motherfuckers? (..this
stolen from Dr. John’s producer upon listening to Gris Gris an album
full of Delta witchery..) Up here in the Great White North the founders
too squeamish for Voodoo Just Old+New Testament vengeance wreaked
By male sky Gods white hair +freezing testes It’s a cold cold place to be
All of which tempts poet to seek a warm country where the national drink
involves sucking the worm dry +swallowing it Instead of being the worm
sucked dry by a country devoid of fairies Founders Stoics Jesuits +Saxons
But there is hope! Soon the first ever Centre for The Conjuring Arts at Carleton U:
Focusing on perception illusion deception influence +theatre (..sounds more
like Trump White House than academic pursuit..)
Whatever the case may be it sounds perfect for me At about the age of 10 bros+I
discovered a well in a basement closet One in which a variety of personages lived
Bearing uncanny resemblance to adults in positions of authority i.e., the racetrack
lady + a muscled strongman The rabbi’s grandson a foaming bully had his own
well peopled with Chasidic sadists These days we don’t call upon them anymore
But maybe we should
Help us build the thin veneer of hope+good cheer remaining in adult children of
parents who battled McFate not all that successfully Especially in areas of heart
+ mental health And raging against the fading light We had a pet giant as well
Looked a lot like father He the raging bull of an overly orchestrated suburban
existence Father +his horse Tex Yes we had a horse too They have been home
on the range for nearing 3 decades Steering clear of those vengeful Gods Taking
siestas under Bohdi trees +chasing senoritas around the dark recesses of heaven
Magic was made for our family So do sign me up please
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Carleton U received a 2 million $ gift for the study of Conjuring Arts + a donation
of over 1600 texts on deception. (Reported in Globe+Mail April 28, 2018)
Postscript:
Upon hearing of my application husband #3 said:
U will become a master of manipulation!
Become?
Spring 2018
songanddancegirl 