Poems: Apologies to Deer and Bee
Goliath and Godzilla vs. bambi and a bumblebee in Astoria, Oregon.
Deer apology
To the
early-bird doe
in Astoria the other
night who took my seat
on the hill by the decrepit house
where one can watch the ocean swallow
the melting sun, my apologies if
I was brusque and abrasive
in shooing you off
and claiming
your spot
on the grass.
It was still warm.
And while I admit it may
have been impolite,
let’s be clear,
you are a
deer
and you
can plop down
damn near anywhere.
What’s the sunset to you?
Do we both savor a delicious view?
Is this your go-to spot, too?
Who has been here the
longest? Who has
seniority, I ask
you? Sorry,
dear,
I do.
Bumblebee apology
To the
bumbling bee
I obliterated yesterday,
the one who stung me on the
heel mercilessly and whose life
I stomped out, an enraged Goliath
in sandals, I apologize for ending your
existence in this Godzillic rebuke,
but goddamn you did get in a
helluva last shot, and it
may please you
to know I
hobbled
three blocks
back to the car in pain,
dragging my dog Ben who
frowned at me with disgust and
disdain, denied a walk in the
park and being left in
the dark as to why.
My apologies to
he as well.
RIP, bee.
These are awesome. The bee one made me laugh out loud.