Morgan Michaels Poems

Again, Giorgio repeated his version of the little man's name.

'And, that's why you were late? '
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MM Diotima!
D Who were you expecting?
MM No one. What are you doing here? What time is it?
D It's only three. Sorry. I brought you my latest love song.
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Death is the leopard in the grass
by the red roadside
waiting for the flock to cross
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The first mistake many poets make
is thinking the reader knows as much as they do.
The second is that they want to.
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Speculation is useless without proof;
Proof impossible without speculation.
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No, no, no, no, no,
no, no, no, no, no, no, no
unh-unh. Well, maybe.
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When the sea leaves the shore dry
When the seven stars
That fly before Orion
Snap their tethers and elude him
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D Do you like it?
MM Hell, yes.
D What do you like about it?
MM I dunno. It's...different.
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