Sirens For a Siren and her music, Unabashed and thrilling to the ear, I’d fight for front row seats Or rush the stage While she was bringing down the house But for the woman who prefers To string along a man By ever promising To ply her vocal wares I’ll sail right by I’d rather death be sudden Than interminable ________________________________________________________________________ Emanuel E. García, Sinking In, One Hundred Poems, 2013 |