FACING THE FACTS

( To Betty Patton )

"Well, that's it!"
said the nose.

"I'm off!"

And so saying
it jumped off my face

trotted down the street
turned a corner and

...was gone.

Without even a by your leave!

My eyes could
hardly believe it.

"What...next...the ears?"
I stupidly said.

The ears took me at my word and
taking the nose as a shining example

tore themselves off
the side of my head

joined together
and flew off

like some kind of strange
fleshy butterfly

flapping madly.

"Well, hush my mouth!"
I had no sooner spoke

than the asaid fore-mentioned mouth
without saying a single word

flopped off my face
galloped off like a snail

leaving a trail
down the street.

I could see this
would end in tears.

The eyes( the ****** fools )
fell like ping pong *****

rolling themselves away
on the trail of the mouth.

I couldn't bear to see them go
but go..oh go...they did.

And yes, I had told the mirror
only this morning

that I had thought
my nose...ears...eyes and mouth

my worst features
but

I never thought
they'd take it so

personally.