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Knock Knock<br />
By Wayne F. Burke<br />
who's there?<br />
its a woman<br />
says she's seen me around<br />
and would like to get to know me<br />
and can she come in?<br />
I kick aside some books<br />
and clothes so that<br />
she can sit;<br />
I play a record for her<br />
on the gramophone.<br />
If I had a gramophone--<br />
If I had a record...<br />
Hello?<br />
Oh no, its the landlord.<br />
No its the landlord's brother<br />
my friend<br />
whose friendship I need<br />
like I need a hole in my head;<br />
I let him in<br />
he says he wants to inspect the light fixtures<br />
but<br />
there are none<br />
and I don't know what<br />
happened to them<br />
either.<br />
The poor guy,<br />
he begins to mutter,<br />
but hey,<br />
I can't be expected to keep track of<br />
everything<br />
can I?<br />
Author bio: Wayne F. Burke's poetry has appeared in a variety of publications. His three<br />
published poetry collections, all with Bareback Press, are WORDS THAT BURN (2013),<br />
DICKHEAD (2015) and KNUCKLE SANDWICHES (2016). His chapbook, PADDY<br />
WAGON is scheduled for publication in 2016 by Epic Rites Press. He lives in the central<br />
Vermont area.
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