Poem: You Had To Be There

“What will  your next poem be about?”

he asked.

“Probably this”, I said.

And he laughed, thinking, no doubt, about the Bubbles the Chimp joke I made

when the   sparkling wine arrived

at the table. And the memories of old jokes shared

and Katy saying, “In the 90s we made jokes, now we make documentaries”

and me saying “write that down now! And take the rest of …