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15. As my mother was always fond of saying, ‘It depends whose ox is being gored.’
ОглавлениеJustin Bieber, someday you will grow strong
and then you will exact revenge for the pain
I experienced that Halloween night.
You know, when I was dressed as Geddy Lee.
My novel’s now called The Mistakener
and I dutifully watch the CBC.
I mean, PBS. It’s not like I killed somebody.
For my sin, I expect a pair of PUMAs.
So long Mount Royal, hello livin’ in a van!
Goodbye Wendy’s on Décarie Boulevard,
Hello Wendy’s on Lamar Boulevard!
For my virtue, I expect more thinness.
You know what might be easier? If you
all took turns poking me in the arm
with a jagged lamb shank. Then, just maybe,
I might stop to ponder your sweet ‘concerns.’