Eulogy for Bonnie Sue…by her Brother, Bob Katzman 6/11/10 (revised 6/10/18)
Older Sister
Wherever you are
I hope it’s all
Periwinkle, Fushia and Mauve
The Daughter of an Interior Decorator
Ought to dwell in Eternity
in a Universe of
Subtle Colors
*
You
You were the Perfect One
You did
Everything Right
Dressed Right
Acted Right
Great Grades
Perfect Parties
Perfect in Hebrew School
Perfect House
So Polite
*
Not at all
Like
Your Little Brother Bobby
The Hell Raiser
But secretly, Bonnie
Maybe I’m the side of you
No one ever saw
Not so Perfect
But maybe far more
Free
*
To me, for the longest Time
You were the
Standard of Excellence
What I wished
I could be
Perfect
I thought you
Understood Life
Knew the Score
*
But to me
Life was the Enemy
Something to stand up to
I was a much better match
For Life, than you were
Because Life and me
We’re not so Perfect
*
Oh, I wish you and I could’ve
Spoken the same Language
I wish we had spent more Time
Together
I wish, I wish
I wish for too much
*
Then Life Blind-Sided you
Sucker-Punched you
Hit you when you weren’t looking
I always expected that
But you, Bonnie
You never had a Chance
*
I am so sorry
It has been
So hard
For you
For so long
I loved you, Bonnie
I missed you when you were
Still here
*
Now, I will miss you more
Now that you’re gone
But now that you’re gone
Well…
For me, that’s…
That’s the Death of Hope
That we ever could have been
Whatever we could have been
*
Life, damn it
Life shoulda picked on
Someone
It’s own size
*
God!
You Burning Bush Trickster!!
You and your
Random Vengeance
C’mon, I’m right here
With a Scarred Body
and
A Savage Heart
C’mon,
*
I’m right here on Earth
Waiting for ya
Ready for ya, damn it
Come try me
You, You
Master of the Universe
Ya shoulda left my
Beautiful
Defenseless
Big Sister
Alone
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Publishing News!
Bob Katzman’s two new true Chicago books are now for sale, from him!
Vol. One: A Savage Heart and Vol. Two: Fighting Words
Gritty, violent, friendship, classic American entrepreneurship love, death, heartbreak and the real dirt about surviving in a completely corrupt major city under the Chicago Machine.More history and about one man’s life than a person may imagine.
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Here’s complete information on how to buy my books:
Vol 1: A Savage Heart and Vol. 2: Fighting Words
My books weigh almost 2 pounds each, with about 525 pages each and there are a total together of 79 stories and story/poems.
Robert M. Katzman
Don’t Go Quietly Press
PO Box 44287
Racine, Wis. 53404-9998 (262)752-3333, 8AM–7PM
Books cost $29.95 each, plus shipping
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I am also for hire if anyone wants me to read my work and answer questions in the Chicago/Milwaukee area. Schools should call me for quantity discounts for 30 or more books. Also: businesses, bookstores, private organizations or churches and so on.
My Fighting Words Publishing Co. four original books, published between 2004 and 2007 are now out-of-print. I still have some left and will periodically offer them for sale on my new website.