Jon Oyster
Night-School
written in Bournemouth
On the morning of January 2nd
they fished a bloated ego from the sparkle
of the sequined sheet.
Close friends tell the authorities
that he couldn’t swim,
though he was planning to learn this year.
The headline on the local rag reads:
MAN DROWNS TRYING
TO TEACH HIMSELF TO SWIM AT NIGHT.
Over breakfast – discussions
about the fear of failure, the reluctance to reveal
one’s limitations by daylight
And the length of such a headline
proving beyond doubt
the lack of interesting news in the area.
they fished a bloated ego from the sparkle
of the sequined sheet.
Close friends tell the authorities
that he couldn’t swim,
though he was planning to learn this year.
The headline on the local rag reads:
MAN DROWNS TRYING
TO TEACH HIMSELF TO SWIM AT NIGHT.
Over breakfast – discussions
about the fear of failure, the reluctance to reveal
one’s limitations by daylight
And the length of such a headline
proving beyond doubt
the lack of interesting news in the area.
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