Re: JDS the Poet

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This is very dreadful of me but let's just pretend that this poem is
anonymous and I didn't post it at all. Maybe by not including the poet's
name I will exempt myself from any bad karma. It's churlish and Mean I know
but I just wanted to let you know how diabolical university poetry can get
by posting this one - published in all seriousness in a big serious poetry
anthology in - let's say A University - which rejected a story of mine
which was later picked up by ABC radio which payed me several thousand
dollars for it. So good triumphs over mediocrity (hopefully)

Anyway here it is.

`Nothing in The World - Parts I, II and III

Part I
The baby looked happy
As I carried it
>From the burning building.

Part 2
I started burning down buildings
Because nothing in the world
Beats happy babies

Part 3
Except for maybe
Being drunk.'

Exit stage left. There was a worse one but it was too long and
soul-destroying to recount.

Camille
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