Subject: Re: 1 poem on virus
From: William Hochman (wh14@is9.nyu.edu)
Date: Fri May 05 2000 - 07:59:17 GMT
Mattis, this was better than the front page story in the nytimes, thanks,
will
On Thu, 4 May 2000, Mattis Fishman wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I hope you will pardon this indulgence, but with the
> "I love you" virus in the news today, and the recent
> "flurry" of bananafish postings, I felt like putting
> this down and sending it out. It does have a slight JDS connection,
> you know.
>
> I hope you enjoy it
>
> all the best,
> Mattis
>
> One poem on virus
>
> what is there in the promise of
> "I love you" - no not the spoken vow
> but the intangible potential lying in the words
> as if they hint "let this be spoken
> and watch your own eyes open,
> god-like, opening the world without
> the world within"
>
> and those that might be wary
> will still open promising love letters
> as though expecting unexpected gifts like broken watches
> or thinking, or not thinking, dreamily
> let it be lies, let it be empty, only
> let it be truly meant for me
>
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