“Tenderly,” we thought. It estranged us a little.
—John Ashbery
here we are
you and me,
me and you,
a couple of
lovely love
birds, on our
way to hap
pily ever
after. but
as the
camera
pans out
from us,
two ideal
specimens
of humanity,
until romance
breaches our
willing sus
pension of
disbelief,
what is
seen (by
whom?):
at first,
two disap
pearing
specks.
a couple
of dots up
on a bloated
planet full
of pickled,
poisoned
people.
for, well-in
tentioned
citizens,
there’s
no more
time for
gasps or
gaffes.
tentioned
citizens,
there’s
no more
time for
gasps or
gaffes.
the stars
of our pit
iful tale
soundless
ly vanish.
and then
goes the
planet.
a hush
envelops
the uni
verse.
fin
(the
end).
soundless
ly vanish.
and then
goes the
planet.
a hush
envelops
the uni
verse.
fin
(the
end).
