By Misti
Date: 2002 Jun 09
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John

when I was nineteen and hiding inside
my journal and my books
I thought I'd someday marry a man named John
even though I was dizzy in love with a man
named Chase
my intuition whispered
His Name Will Be John
He'll Be An Auto Mechanic
He'll Come Home From Work
Greasy and Ready For a Beer
and a Massage
and He Won't Know What You're Talking
About When You Mention Lady Chatterley's Lover
or Tropic of Capricorn
But He Will Know How To Sate You
With Languid Lovemaking
and His Rich Piscean Sense of Humor
You Will Make Four Babies With This Man
Have Barbecues in the Summer
And Even Though You Won't Live
in Your Spanish Dream Home By The Sea
You'll Be Happier Than a Pig in Shit
in Your Trailer House
on Bluebird Lane.