Charles Wax Poems

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11.
A Tale Of Love

Hubert at 38
and weighing 427 pounds
an only child
father dead long ago
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12.
The Utmost Fortress

Soon the snow would whirl from highest heaven to earth
spreading the nectar of happiness
on the tortured streets, on the tortured hearts.
“You ain’t heard a word I said, ” Hubert Tilton moaned.
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13.
In Hopes Of A Happier Life

Ever since Andrew Stern’s wife
left him for guy living
next door
he couldn’t shake the blues
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14.
A Tale Of True Love

Mabel Catherine Rose allowed herself
to be wheeled into Meng's once a week
for her beloved pork chops with corn and applesauce.
She could well afford to eat that feast every day
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15.
A True Child Of The Buddha In Brooklyn

Mary McCall
one of my students
raped
in an abandoned building
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16.
At A Conference Entitled

Best Practices in the Classroom
Principal Harry Zundel was instructed by
Superintendent Bertha Happ
to place an aquarium in each classroom
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17.
Gloomy Scenes Foreshadowing Commotions

In 1968 I landed a job in Berriman JHS
thus keeping me out of Viet Nam
but if I faltered and got fired
I’d be there swatting flies and fleeing bullets.
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18.
At Spinoza Hs Mice Ruled The Night

thousands
secretly alive
in walls and closets and bookrooms
but even in daylight
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19.
When Treasure Stepped Into Meng's

The sadness had not yet
left her
burying her grandmother
two days ago.
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20.
The Greatest Mystery

1: 47 at night, still loitering on the Pier
with the usual crew
when old Tom Duffy walked by unsteadily
and as he passed under one of the lights
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