Thursday, June 9, 2022

ee cummings on Ave Vigoda


 a total stranger one black day

knocked living the hell out of me--
who found forgiveness hard because
my(as it happened)self he was
-but now that fiend and i are such
immortal friends the other's each
tribe

you say yes
i say how


2 comments:

edutcher said...

He'll always be Fish to me.

MamaM said...

It's one thing to mess with the words. Changing up the spacing however, is another matter--verging on violation when it comes to Double E.

a total stranger one black day

a total stranger one black day
knocked living the hell out of me—

who found forgiveness hard because
my(as it happened)self he was

-but now that fiend and i are such
immortal friends the other's each