The Real, True Meaning of Love. This Time For Sure.

Author's Very Serious Note: 

     The National Enquirer recently printed a simply heartwringing true story, giving the details of a lawsuit filed by a disgruntled magician. It seems  the magician's young wife and assistant, "Bambi" (no, really...Bambi.) attended marriage counseling with Pastor Bob, a former former soap star. Bob  DID help the couple achieve closure. Unfortunately, Bob did that, by running off with  Bambi. 

The poignant note in this story, and the reason for the lawsuit, was this:

When they vamoosed, Bob and Bambi took with them-at least according to the details in the lawsuit--
the magician's--wait for it--

"Specially trained Kangaroo".

And so...a poem was born. Yes. Some things are so..so...well, amazing, that only Poetry can describe them. Deep, dark, heartwrenching poetry.

See below.

Thank you.

xxooo

  



kangaroo doggerel: a plea




How could you do

This to me, who

Has loved you so long!

Oh the disaster!

You ran off with our pastor

And that’s not all too!

When you ran, 
you took my heart

My money; most expensive art;

But:

What

turned my heart deep blue:

Was that you took-

You awful crook!-
You took

My Specially Trained

Kangaroo.

I see you now, you three-or two;

Just two, without the kangaroo

Or three, if you include him too;

Or four: my poor heart makes one more;

All of us-I mean all of you-

Are riding into a sunset, ooh.

Just you and him,

And me and you,

And a wellworn

 Didgereedoo*

And of course,

-That’s not a horse!

It’s way too cool:

it’s our specially trained

but-who knew? so cruel!-

     Kangaroo.

Now I am not a bitter man,

But dear it does seem cruel;

After all that I looked past,

To  do this last thing too:

[spoken:]

I forgave you

When you strayed with my best friend

My catchers’ mitt

A vat of organic peanut butter

Some Filipino acrobats

And a cockatoo-

Hey,

I thought it was just an amour fou!

But now I know better

Since I got your letter.

It was a picture of You.

With Bob,
that swine with whom you flew,

And worst of all,

What hurts of all,

It’s true-

In the middle of the two

of You

is .... Jim:

My Extremely

Specially Trained,

And Ungrateful,

HardHearted

Kangaroo!




By Peri Lyons, The Poet Who Understands. -Sort of. 2011