By J.J. Tindall
BLAME MY MOTHER FOR THE SWEARING THING
Wait: blame
her
father,
Joseph
Francis Mahar,
of Long
Branch,
New Jersey (Grant chilled there).
Too bad
I found out
about his
“Special
Gift.” WOO-HOO! Mom:
just keep
saying “it’s
only
a poem
. . . (HE’S A GOOD BOY!!!)” . . .
–
J. J. Tindall is the Beachwood’s poet-in-residence. He can reached at jjtindall@yahoo.com. Chicagoetry is an exclusive Beachwood collection-in-progress.
Posted on January 18, 2008