Nothing's Free, Not Even The Sun (circa 1986)
Poem (circa 1986)
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got this letter
and she wrote:
I'm not going to do the obvious and
throw in a photo
but don't worry
I've got a BODY
and the face
is not bad
either.
anyhow, I've always really admired
your writings although
I just heard of them
lately.
you see I am
only 18 years old but
I'd be glad to be your
secretary
kind of keep house for you
answer the phone
all that...
and just room and board
would do—
no salary
and
I'd not bother you
if you
didn't want me
to...
I tossed the letter
into the
trash.
got this letter
where she wrote:
I'm not going to do the obvious and
throw in a photo
but don't worry
I've got a BODY
and the face
is not so bad
either. anyhow, I really admire
your books although
I just discovered them
recently.
you see I am
only 18 years old but
I'd like to be your
secretary
kind of keep house for you
answer the phone
all that
and just room and board
would do—
no salary
and
I wouldn't ask you
for sex
unless you asked me first...
you can be sure
I tossed that letter
into the
trash can
right away.
Appears in Magazines
- Shattersheet - no. 15, 1986
Appears in Manuscripts
- nothing's free, not even the sun... - 1986, original