[MD] the dynamics of dynamic

[MarshaV]

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 <valkyr at att.net> 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.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ___


 
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