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When I put on my robes of office, I wait for someone to light a candle and pray over my corpse. When I walk in my robes of office, I'm a ghost. Kids think I'm scary. They're right. I scare myself too. At home when I remove my robes of office, I stand naked for a few moments. I'm not eye candy, but briefly I'm a handsome prince, my robes of office kicked into a heap against a wall, an indigo bunting rising from grass, a cup of feathers heaven stirs. |
| Kenneth Pobo was born in 1954 in Villa Park, Illinois, USA. His interests include collecting weird 45s from the 60s, especially psychedelia, bubblegum, and garage music, gardening, and reading. He started writing at age 15 under the influence of Tommy James and the Shondells and still writes under their influence. His latest book is Ordering: A Season In My Garden (Higganum Hills Books, 2001). He has another poem on The Zimmerzine Archive. |
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