Of course
Variations on La Ci Darem La Mano
Opus 2 Frederick Chopin, play while driving
Of course
he was a Pedophile
we didn’t have the use of those words then
would of just thought meant
an adult who loved us
Then, of course, it was the
nine teen sixties
who knew who to trust
one who gives beer and drugs and sex
what’s not to love
Some of us thought it was love
most of us
didn’t think too deep
this was who we are
this was what happened
For years this has been carried
by those of us who remembered him
and loved him
genius artist singer
tragic tragic tragic
No, he wasn’t Jimmy Saville
Yes, he suicided before thirty
Maybe some of us spent years mourning
and missing him
as though we were over twelve at first meeting
When we used to go to ghost town Pharmacies
the three or four of us
He would be wearing his stolen Priest outfit
while one of us handed in the forged scripts
One of us by the door, car waiting
There was the one time
an owner grabbed me with his strong arm
and I stared into eternity
till I punched him
with strength beyond strength
and we ran and we ran
jumped into a running car
this was excitement, 50 years ago,
way beyond Northeast Philadelphia
something else he gave us
Maybe it’s all over and done damn with
water over and under the damn damn damn
Maybe some of us will never be truely right
Maybe some of us will
Maybe we have the choice
started on August 12th
50 years in the making
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About bobsmall1
Bob Small has read at Bacchanal, Barnes and Noble, Borders,
The Booksource (Swarthmore), The Clark Park Festivals,Community College of Philadelphia
Highwire Gallery, The Mad Poets Annual Food Fest Reading,
The Middle East Restaurant, Nexus GalleryThe Painted Bride Arts Center,
The Philadelphia Ethical Society, Robin's Bookstore
The University of Pennsylvania and also in New York City,
Trenton, NJ, Washington, DC, and in many Delaware Valley Venues.
He is the author of numerous chapbooks, including
El Otro Lado (with Maralyn Lois Polak), On watching America Die,
Small Steps and Toes (with Lamont B. Steptoe), and The Unapoet.
This is his first Reading in over a year.
Bob Small was Founder and President of the
two decades old Poets and Prophets,
which presented Poetry Readings
in both Delaware County and Philadelphia.
Bob was the Chair of The Delaware County Green Party and was the
First Green Party Candidate in Delaware County (2005).
He was also a Green Party National Delegate, among other duties.
He is the Founder and Facilitator of
The Pennsylvania Ballot Access Coalition (PaBac),
which is a Coalition of both Independents and Third Parties.,
seeking to legislatively improve Pennsylvania's Ballot Access Laws. (Facebook)
Bob is also a founding member and
Facilitator of Democracy Unplugged, and Delco Debates,
which has presented Independent and Third Party Forums in Delaware County since 2004. Facebook)
He was formerly involved with Cinema Resistance, and Delco Pledge of Resistance.
Bob currently lives in Swarthmore with his wife
and their menagerie of animals.
He is currently focused on writing a Novel and organizing his Poetry, which he posts on his Blog (Bob Small1). He is retired from most of the above activities, except Delco Debates and Poets and Prophets, which he may return to.
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