Poem to noone in particular ( Maybe MacBeth’s wife)
You called today
back from London, Amsterdam, Lima, and
all these other places
you swear you wrote me from
told you
I’m with a woman
whom I like deeply
and who loves me
neglected to mention
still loved you like MacBeth his lady
you would not of believed me—
or worse
you might have—
You asked who was reading Poetry where
was Dan Keiner still Reading
Lamont
Kimmika
We talked for an hour
most of Poetry
too little of other….emotions
I talked to Maralyn about you
she’s titling her next Reading
Vagina from Hell
I said you called
then we switched topics
I have learned no way to not love you
You, probably, in all your absence and distance,
absence and distance
would not let me love you now
would not trust me
oh, we could have use of each other again
and I would be in love
and you would be in like
and why can’t I look on you like I look on her
and why can’t I Look on her like I look on you
and why can’t you look on me like—
This Poem is not about anyone
all the incidents are trivial,
and all the love herein expressed is a joke,
and all MacBeth really needed
which he did not have
was a lover
as full of love as his wife
Bob Small-5/4/88—Linda Called
revised, somewhat, 6-18-19
Note; Mrs. Macbeth is only known in the Play as Lady Macbeth
There’s a coda to this Poem, Goodbye on Broad St,
which I’ll put on whenever I find it or I’ll reinvent it.
Now that this on line, I can toss out the paper copy.
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About bobsmall1
Bob Small has read at Bacchanal, Barnes and Noble, Borders,
The Booksource (Swarthmore), The Clark Park Festivals,Community College of Philadelphia
Highwire Gallery, The Mad Poets Annual Food Fest Reading,
The Middle East Restaurant, Nexus GalleryThe Painted Bride Arts Center,
The Philadelphia Ethical Society, Robin's Bookstore
The University of Pennsylvania and also in New York City,
Trenton, NJ, Washington, DC, and in many Delaware Valley Venues.
He is the author of numerous chapbooks, including
El Otro Lado (with Maralyn Lois Polak), On watching America Die,
Small Steps and Toes (with Lamont B. Steptoe), and The Unapoet.
This is his first Reading in over a year.
Bob Small was Founder and President of the
two decades old Poets and Prophets,
which presented Poetry Readings
in both Delaware County and Philadelphia.
Bob was the Chair of The Delaware County Green Party and was the
First Green Party Candidate in Delaware County (2005).
He was also a Green Party National Delegate, among other duties.
He is the Founder and Facilitator of
The Pennsylvania Ballot Access Coalition (PaBac),
which is a Coalition of both Independents and Third Parties.,
seeking to legislatively improve Pennsylvania's Ballot Access Laws. (Facebook)
Bob is also a founding member and
Facilitator of Democracy Unplugged, and Delco Debates,
which has presented Independent and Third Party Forums in Delaware County since 2004. Facebook)
He was formerly involved with Cinema Resistance, and Delco Pledge of Resistance.
Bob currently lives in Swarthmore with his wife
and their menagerie of animals.
He is currently focused on writing a Novel and organizing his Poetry, which he posts on his Blog (Bob Small1). He is retired from most of the above activities, except Delco Debates and Poets and Prophets, which he may return to.
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