Poetry

don winslow


don winslow

don winslow, 24 december 2011

BIOPSY

With every Biopsy, a part of me dies,


A part of my body, a part of my spirit,


Like a rock beaten down by the constant drip-drip of water,


Slowly, surely, wearing, gnawing..





Variable is the location,


Constant is the anger, the worry, the despair.


A needleful of my Prostate, a snip of my skin, a scrape of
my mouth..


Death of tissue, death of psyche.





The bliss of benignity, or the malice of malignancy,


Which will it be?


Push the pause button on your life,


Don’t start anything new!


When, Dear God, when will that Doctor call?


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don winslow

don winslow, 23 december 2011

Wᴌosinski, Wojtowich, and Wujciak

We first met in the Freshman Class


At Newark’s St. Benedicts Prep School


We sat at the back of the room


Wᴌosinski, Wojtowich, and Wujciak





Father Damian was
taking attendance


Anderson-“Here”, Bryant-“Here”,


No problem so far


Wᴌosinski, Wojtowich, and Wujciak





Down the alphabet he went


Leetch-“Here”,
Morris-“Here”


Getting closer to


Wᴌosinski, Wojtowich, and Wujciak





On his face, little beads of sweat appear,


Rossner-“Here”,
Thompson-“Here”,


Almost down to


Wᴌosinski, Wojtowich, and Wujciak





“Must be a misprint”, he thinks,


“W followed by a funny looking l,


And the next two names
look no better,”


Wᴌosinski, Wojtowich, and Wujciak





With mercy, with compassion


I stood up, “v-woh-sheen-ski”


Hank stood up, “ voy-toh-vich”,


And Don stood up, “voo-eee-chock”





That’s the way we did it as Freshmen,


And 3 years later, many teachers later,


We’re still standing up to say


“Wᴌosinski, Wojtowich, and Wujciak”


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don winslow

don winslow, 11 december 2011

To the Poet

To
the Poet

You see what I see
You feel what I feel
And you say what I cannot say

As I read your words
I nod yes I nod
At thoughts I'd not yet thought


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