Christmas Poem For The Broken Heart

[achilles]

CHRISTMAS POEM FOR THE BROKEN HEART

you won't get the entire poem here
no, it's been written already
somewhere else

that other place where poems are hidden
what? you expect complete disclosure
complete honesty, truth?

but it's christmas eve and we keep
the lie public

achilles

[Hypatia]

A pithy poem

The truth is Nietzsche died for my sins
Mama please don't take my Kodachrome away
I need my illusions to make it through the night.

[achilles]

sorry you were sacrificed for being ahead
of your time. how many books in the libary
did you manage to read before they burned
it to the ground?

[silent woman]

I did read this one.

Achilles in Vietnam
Author: Shay, Jonathan.

"What We Haven't Learned About War We Have Repeated: Warriors As Victims"

I am sorry about Patroclus. I always thought Hector had it coming.

[achilles]

Two plays of mine: NEW CLAY and SAPPO AND BAGONI will be given a staged reading at Shore Institute of Contemporary Arts, 610 Cookman Ave, Asbury Park, NJ, on January 13. Showtime is 2pm. $5 donation to help the arts.
Achilles

[dadio]

Very early Poundian poem which I enjoyed.

[david]

me too...D