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It’s Not Re­al­ly About the Plums

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This is just to say…
I have eaten
the plums
that were in
the icebox
and which
you were probably
saving
for breakfast
For­give me
they were delicious
so sweet
and so cold

(William Car­los Williams)

This is just to say…
I had poisoned
the plums
that were in
the icebox
and which
you probably
stole
and ate
For­give me
But you al­ways knew I was
not so sweet
and so cold

(re­sponse to William Car­los Williams)

This is just to say…
I have sought
medical
attention
with the doctor
who
you probably
paid off
and slept with
For­give me
but it was the right time
for me to meet
that sweet sweet man

(re­sponse to re­sponse to WCW)

This is just to say…
I have left
with
all my
things
and which
were probably
your things
too
For­give me
they are mine now
mine
so mine.

(re­sponse to re­sponse to re­sponse to WCW)

This is just to say…
I have taken
ap­pro­pri­ate measures
for my
poisoning
and the cheat­ing with which
you probably
thought you could
get away
For­give me
Dr. Ronald will nev­er be the same
nev­er as sweet
a lit­tle more cold

(re­sponse to re­sponse to re­sponse to re­sponse to WCW)

This is just to say…
I for­give you
for the plums
from the icebox
that you ate
let’s just
put the
past
be­hind us
if you don’t
press charges
I promise you’ll nev­er have to
see Dr. Ronald and me again.

(re­sponse to re­sponse to re­sponse to re­sponse to re­sponse to WCW)

Filed under Fiction on March 18th, 2009

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Reader Comments

tyler wrote:

this is tremen­dous. truly.

Anonymous wrote:

This made me so hap­py read­ing it — not deliri­ouis­ly hap­py, not as hap­py as lis­ten­ing to William Shat­ner do Com­mon Peo­ple, but right up there.

Sonja wrote:

This is quite funny.

Dmitry P. wrote:

This is re­al­ly re­al­ly clever and very fun­ny. At the end of a very long day — this, tru­ly, was the bright spot.

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