In the meantime. (ii)

This Is Just To Say
William Carlos Williams

I have eaten
the plums
that were in
the icebox

and which
you were probably
saving
for breakfast

Forgive me
they were delicious
so sweet
and so cold

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This is Just to Say

I have taken
the batteries
that were in your vibrator

and which
you were probably
relying on
for a good night's sleep

Forgive me
they were the only ones in the house
so charged
and so available

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This is Just to Say

I have read
the poems
that were saved on your hardrive

and which
you were probably
going to post online
for recognition

Forgive me
they weren't what I'd expected
so awful
and so...I'm sorry I read the poems

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This is Just to Say

I have smoked
the joints
that were on the table

and which you were probably
saving
for tomorrow morning

Forgive me
they were just sitting there
so perfectly rolled
and so unsmoked

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This is Just to Say

I have shot
the dogs
that were scratching at my back door

and which
you were probably
going to come back
for eventually

Forgive me
they were crying all night
so unbelievably loud
and so maddening.

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This is Just to Say

I have sold
the rights to your life story
that were a secret until now

and which you were
probably
saving
for when you had completed therapy

Forgive me
they were worth a lot
so full of cinematic potential
and so in demand

(considering the current market
for Oscar-contending bio-pics)

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