Sir<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nobody has called me Sir in a long time<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What is your name<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Seymour<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And yours<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jennifer but people call me Jenny<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I like to read poems to people I meet in the street<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The streets are my home<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am sorry to hear that<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Have been for thirty years<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since Martha died<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then may we share a meal later<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Are you from a church Miss<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am part of a church yes<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But I read poetry to people I meet independently<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I will accept your invitation of the meal<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As I have not really eaten for a couple of days<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just the out of dates from the stores<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I used to eat at the Louis Diner but he is in hospital<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Was he a friend of yours<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes we were in Nam together<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I watched his brother die<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We kinda bonded<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I watched his back he watched mine<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Louis is a good man but he is very ill<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I try to visit him<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But I cannot afford the fares<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So I pray for him right here in front of the store<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But Miss you said that you wanted to read a poem to me<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I would like to read a poem to you Seymour<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Who wrote it that Shakespeare fellow<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No Djuna Barnes<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Never heard of her<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She is not all that well known<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here where the trees tremble with your flight
I sit and braid thin whips to beat you down.
How shall we ever find you who have gone
In little dresses, lisping through the town?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Great men on horses hunt you, and strong boys
Employ their arrows in the shallow air.
But I shall be heard whistling where I follow
Braiding long wisps of grass and stallion\u2019s hair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And in the night when thirty hawks are high
In pendent rhythm, and all the wayside loud;
When they are burning field and bush and hedge,
I\u2019ll steal you like a penny from the crowd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I must say I like it but do not understand it<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You read it so well<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Is it your favourite poem<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is one of many poems I love<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Seymour you are a good man<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As good as many Miss<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before we eat I am going to give you an envelope<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It contains a number of dollar notes<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why me<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why not<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you like then share it with somebody else<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Who is down on their luck<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That is up to you<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Whether you do there is enough to visit your friend<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And enough to tide you over for a while<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I ask again why me<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because I like to share my happiness that\u2019s all<\/p>\n\n\n\n
God has given me so much<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So very much<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I used to be on the streets like you<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Look at my arm what do you see<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Junkie scars<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I was in the gutter and God rescued me<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And I made it my mission to help those<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Who are now less fortunate than me<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But enough of that Seymour<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lets eat<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Where do you suggest<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Well the Catcus Grill is a good place<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then it is the Catcus Grill<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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