Oh life! Can you blame me / for making a scene?

[ke_rose_ne]

Personal
Tony Hoagland

Don't take it personal, they said;
but I did, I took it all quite personal -

the breeze and the river and the color of the fields;
the price of grapefruit and stamps,

the wet hair of women in the rain -
And I cursed what hurt me

and I praised what gave me joy,
the most simple-minded of possible responses.

The government reminded me of

Comments

[moireach]

Lovvvvve.

[ke_rose_ne]

it's from poetry's summer issue, which is superb, more will be forthcoming. & get this! he's coming to visit here in july - my boss is tight with him - & we're going to go swimming, she says. SWIMMING. WITH TONY HOAGLAND.