Re: For Will Hochman: Loving the Fat Lady; Poem. (fwd)
William Hochman (wh14@is9.nyu.edu)
Tue, 21 Dec 1999 19:25:11 -0500 (EST)
John Gilgun is a writer of several books of poems, essays and
stories...he's also an old list friend who was kind enough to write me a
little Salinger poem that may or may not be fun for this list, will
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Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1999 07:42:58 -0600 (CST)
From: gilgun@griffon.mwsc.edu
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Subject: Re: For Will Hochman: Loving the Fat Lady; Poem.
Loving the Fat Lady
As we began our descent into Newark, I woke from a brief sleep
and realized I was sitting next to Salinger's Fat Lady.
"I'm Salinger's Fat Lady," she said. "And you have to love me.
You have to love the laces in my torn tennis shoes
and the Juicy Fruit gum I'm chewing
and my blue eye shadow and the sequins on my dress.
I know you for the dreadful little bourgeios snob you are
and it won't be easy but Salinger told you to do it. So try."
Her hair was like fog over Secaucus
and her eyes like cracked factory windows in St. Joseph.
But I patted her gently on her pork loin thigh
and said with a nervous laugh, "I'll try."
John Gilgun
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