In Memoriam

[Leanne]

Awwww Leanne - here's my Byron tribute, to cheer you up. I read this at an open mic session in Chicago.

I don’t believe Byron                                               
 
 
I don’t believe Byron
ate porridge for breakfast;
pancakes - maybe
poached eggs like young girls’ breasts
or peaches.
 
He wouldn’t puddle
in mucilaginous sludge
for the sake of his bowels
and slow glycemic uptake
would he?
 
I believe Byron
wore women’s underwear,
painted the nails red
on his club foot.

I remember that one! It's one of my favourites for two reasons: firstly, for "mucilaginous sludge", which is exactly how that "healthy" shit should be described, and secondly because goddamn yes he would have painted those toenails. The most garish, prostitute-shaming red available.