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In a future life, I would not
want to meet my heroes
want to meet my heroes
because I would melt into
a blob of idiocy in their presence.
a blob of idiocy in their presence.
But, in a future life,
I would want to be re-united
with what I wrote
about my heroes
forty-five years ago.
forty-five years ago.
My first two college research papers
were written about
were written about
Muhammad Ali and J. D. Salinger.
Neither paper received
the highest grade in the class
Neither paper received
the highest grade in the class
but I was the only student invited
into the faculty offices to have
my brain picked and provide
comic relief for my teachers.
I am eternally indebted to Joe Juettner,
Professor Gallagher, Daniel DiMaria
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