Mr. Duffy - Doug von Koss

Larry Robinson Lrobpoet at sonic.net
Sat Aug 31 07:11:32 PDT 2019


 Mr. Duffy

 “Mr. Duffy lived a short distance from his body.” 
~ James Joyce from The Dubliners.
 
He didn’t talk about it much
Who would believe him
He knew the truth of it
He lived a short distance from his body
 
None of his clothes liked his body
He looked like he dressed
   in a moment of forgetfulness
He knew this
 
Mr. Duffy thought about yoga a lot
It could really be good for him
   Stretching and all that
There was just that one problem

Maybe a lot of problems
But the big one
He lived a short distance from his body
 
He noticed it first on the playground
You know when the ball comes straight at you
And it goes right through you
He knew it should have hurt
 
He felt nothing then
He feels nothing now
He still lives a short distance from his body
 
            - Doug von Koss
 
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