Waiting For Our Own Personal Andrew…by Robert M. Katzman
April 2010 (revised 7/25/10
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Yeah
They say you’ll be fine
They always say that
‘Fine’
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But where are you, Andrew?
Where are you
Now?
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We are waiting for you
Waiting for you…
Waiting for the Andrew
Each of us
Knows
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You are so
Faceted
You know
So many people
Individually
There is no ‘collective’
Andrew
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To me, you embody
One-on-one
You seem so
Unusually
Able
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To focus on
Right now
And the
Person
Who
Is with you
In that
Moment
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You will be fine?
What about all the rest
Of us?
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There is no singularity in our waiting
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We
Are many strangers
United
In hopeful
anticipation
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Marcia,
Your wife
and now
Guardian
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Your sisters
Your children
Your friends
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We
Are all
Waiting for you
Andrew
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We will be fine
Just fine
When you return
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Come back to us
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About the writer and his other life in Skokie, Illinois:
Bob Katzman’s Magazine Museum: 100,000 periodicals back to 1576!
Wall of Rock: 50 years of cool Rock periodicals on display & for sale
4906 Oakton St. (8000 north and 4900 west) Skokie, Ill 60077
(847)677-9444 Mon-Fri: 10 am to 5 pm / Weekends: 10 am to 2 pm
Katzman’s Publishing Company site: www.FightingWordsPubco.com
Katzman’s online non-fiction stories: www.DifferentSlants.com
Poetry? For me, writing poetry is not an option.
It’s a response to emotion. Like cigarette smoke,
it’s fast-flowing, shapeless and with little time to capture it.
Writing poetry in an imperative. I say what I feel compelled to say.
I sell my five published books via mail order and accept major credit cards.
I don’t use PayPal. I just talk to people on the phone.
Fast, reliable service. Read my stories and see what you think.
I’m also available for hire to read my true Chicago stories to organizations
and answer all questions. I autograph my books when I sell them.
I am currently seeking an agent to do more readings.
Feel free to call me at the number above.
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