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My mother hated all men
especially my father
with his Ph. D
in absenteeism
However,
there was always
one exception
I would first be reminded
how much he resembled
the wedding night
version
of my father
For exactly one month,
she rhapsodized the virtues
of the exception
in such a way
as to resurrect
her Poetry Degree
from the Sorbonne
That cremated remains
of that Degree
were in an urn
on the mantle
above the fireplace
we used for storing
extra rolls
of toilet paper
Exactly one month later,
the name of the exception
changed
but not the rhapsody
My favorite month
was December
because the exception
was informed
that a certain child
was allergic
to receiving
less than ten
Christmas gifts
and must include
a Schwinn bicycle
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© HOODA HELAMI ©
Alter Ego #142857
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All I will say about Hooda Helami is the guarantee
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I am willing to bet that Hooda is also a patient of Dr. James Raft.
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I once jokingly named someone semi-famous
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