Sunday, February 26, 2012

Too Late



Too Late
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“Everything
is too late”
—Paul Bowles
“Elegy,” Thicket
of Spring: 1926-1969

It’s much too late—
Ahmos ZuBolton is dead
My black poet friend

It’s the same with—
Handsome young Benjie Fontaine
Big Easy lover

Everything ends up—
Unbecomingly tardy
If you wait too long

Copasetically—
Cocky with that male flaw
Lost comeliness

It’s always too late—
Unbecomingly tres chic
When it comes to love

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