Why I Write
To tell you about
my aunt Bessie 85
not attractive in the usual ways
she is not fashionable
her nose is very generous
she has big big arms
she had 2 lovers the last 3 years
of her life. One was better
than the other. She called him
Mister Simon Harry Hirsch,
a retired labor lawyer who was,
she said, imagination defying, and
well worth any wait. She attributed
her unusual love life
to her lifelong habit
of frequently
eating cantaloupes.
well worth the long wait. She attributed