"Poe-Heart-ry": The Long and the Short
By Mia Wang
Copyright 2011 Mia Wang
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THE BENCH
Who wouldn't fancy
A bench inscribed with their name
Or getting some heroic recognition of sorts
Some object to mark
A glorious and wonderful life you've led
A silent eulogy
An eternal one at that
For as long as this bench rests on its four legs
On the soft muddy patch
There it scribed "Abercromby".
Mister, Sir, Monsieur Abercromby
Your picture is neither hanging off a wall
Nor immortalised in some cheap metal
Where everyone stands and gapes in awe
Your countless, precious contributions
Are encased in only a bench
Under the cooling shade of the Royal Palms
With an occasional stench
This Mister Abercromby
Was he a sniveling baby
Just like you or me?
Did he talk about the sun and the sand
Would he have been a big football fan?
Could he be the beggar on the street
Frantically looking around for something to eat?
Was he your neighbour next door
Who walks and talks like a boor?
Pardon my insolent tongue
You do not have to win the Nobel
For Peace, Physics or in Law