Mike Hoy
Multiple Choice
Dear April/May/June/Whomsoever,
I hope you’re not: still mad at me/ lost at sea/ eighty three/ a deportee/somebody else’s chickadee
You never: drop me a line/ give me a sign/ buy me some wine/ say I’m Divine/ come over to mine
Maybe you’re: depressed and grim/ in the swim/ svelte and slim/ still
married to him/ so angry you could do me in.
I know you always had: a jealous husband/ about fifty grand/ a one
night stand/ a good forehand/ an urge to invade Poland
How about giving me: a call/ two falls and a submission/ drink in a tall glass/ wall to bang my head on/ all you’ve got
I would: show you the meaning of romance/ go into a trance/ take you to a dance/ sail to France/ get inside your pants
Or you can: play it smart/ be a tart/ quote Humphrey Bogart/ tell me
to depart/ break my heart
As always I’m your:
partner in slime/ ‘s until the end of time/ run out of rhyme.
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