Familiarity Breeds Love

by Franco Bertucci

I know some people
who were terribly evil-bad,
full of pride
and vice and meanness;
practically monsters-
in my head.

Then I met them.

I know a woman, my wife,
with whom I was displeased, one day-
in my head.

Then we spent a day together.

I love her, my wife.
And I love those monsters that I know.
And my head is full of it.

Awkward Guy

Poems and other embarassing things. 2011 Franco Bertucci