Hi John, I love to laugh, John, and so the amazement is that Mr. Lopate wrote this poem. Isn't it wonderful?
Marsha On Mar 24, 2011, at 1:54 PM, John Carl wrote: > How do you dig this stuff up, Marsha? > You constantly amaze me. > > > On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 3:13 AM, MarshaV <[email protected]> wrote: > >> WE WHO ARE YOUR CLOSEST FRIENDS >> >> by Phillip Lopate >> >> >> We who are >> your closest friends >> feel the time >> has come to tell you >> that every Thursday >> we have been meeting, >> as a group, >> to devise ways >> to keep you >> in perpetual uncertainty >> frustration >> discontent and >> torture >> by neither loving you >> as much as you want >> nor cutting you adrift. >> Your analyst is >> in on it, >> plus your boyfriend >> and your ex-husband; >> and we have pledged >> to disappoint you >> as long as you need us. >> In announcing our >> association >> we realize we have >> placed in your hands >> a possible antidote >> against uncertainty >> indeed against ourselves. >> But since our Thursday nights >> have brought us >> to a community >> of purpose >> rare in itself >> with you as >> the natural center, >> we feel hopeful you >> will continue to make unreasonable >> demands for affection >> if not as a consequence >> of your disastrous personality >> then for the good of the collective. >> >> >> >> ___ ___ Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
