The Poetry of
Michael G. Khmelnitsky

two men walk
one says to the other
                             in a seek roshen aksent
     some toyotas have that feature

        i hate poetry
                         she says to me
           can you take pictures for us?
                        I say

                               alright
  I take pictures
                      she says
     who are you?

                        I look
   at the poets mincing prize
   words
           germanic laureate

       chinese chiang kai-shek
               (the people's shirt
                the people's suit
           the people

               don't want poetry