with apologies to Gwendolyn Brooks

He not cool. He
damn fool. He

speak hate. He
bad date. He

tweet stink. He
not think. He

well-fed. We
drop dead.

Donna Pucciani

 

Donna Pucciani, a Chicago-based writer, has published poetry on four continents. Her work has been translated into Chinese, Japanese, Italian and German, and has appeared in such journals as The Pedestal, Acumen, and Poetry Salzburg. Her seventh and most recent book of poems is EDGES. donnapuccianipoet.wordpress.com

© 2017