Poem: Robert Forster and Quiet Heartbreak

Robert Forster from The Go-Betweens wears a suit all day.

I cannot prove this but I bet he sleeps in it. (Maybe takes off the jacket).

I chatted with him once in a café in Wellington. Bought him his coffee and a bite to eat.

He signed my record, “Thanks for the sugar-free slice!”

His quiet art always on standby. His quiet heart gently breaking once again wh…