Late For The News

Last week you said
it depresses me to look
ahead and see what
I’m doing now without end.

I tried to console you
with a new spring dress
to show you a brighter color
I hoped for you.

But you said, for God’s sake
look at the clock, we’ll be
late for the news.

    Original Citation

    Voyages to the Inland Sea, II, p47

    Word Count
    54
    Original Publication
    Date Published
    1972
    Book Appearance
    Complete Poems
    260
    Theme(s)
    First Line
    Last week you said
    Poetic Form
    closed
    Bibliographic Notes

    Publishing Error: pages 19-20 and 41-42 and incorrectly printed twice, back to back, between pages 30-31