The Forefinger of Lenin
by Jerry Ratch
They took a picture of me
trying to hold the hand
of a gigantic statue of Lenin
on a corner in Seattle
but I couldn't hold on
because maybe Marxism
is so slippery
symbolically
Who puts Vaseline
on the forefinger
of Lenin?
I want to know
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it happened in Seattle
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Love this, Jerry! BTW-Some of my best friends live in Seattle.
Thank you, Kim!
I'm going to Seattle this summer. Where's the statue? I'll take some Fantastik spray cleaner and a paper towel.
Con,
It's in the Fremont neighborhood. I'd recommend taking more than one paper towel though. The forefinger of Lenin is BIG! It's probably the mother of all forefingers!
Great! The last stanza--Outstanding!
Let me play Pound to your Eliot: stop all the qualifying. Qualifying be damned!
"because maybe Marxism
is so slippery
symbolically"
vs.
"because Marxism
is slippery"
[Yes, three lines in stanza 2 screws up your symmetry, but maybe that's not important.]
Oh, this made me laugh so hard! It's absurd and funny and has caused me to imagine all sorts of salty wierdnesses. Thanks.
Thank you, Bill and Claire!
I thought this was funny.
I really liked it.
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Thanks, Mata, for the Fave!