Thoughts on Maggie Cheung
in “Irma Vep”
Several years after
Assayas
cast Maggie Cheung
as herself
in “Irma Vep”
he married her.
If it had been
me
I wouldn't have
waited more than several days
and there would be
statues
built to commemorate
our
glorious
love.
Miss
You make me want to
learn guitar
so I can
play “I Can Hear Music”
to you
every night.
Redirect
Just so you know
half of the poems I have written about
girls
have in fact been written about
you.
The ones that were not written about
you,
though,
contain sentiments that I am happy to
redirect.
One Bored Night, on a Cruise Ship – Drunk Poems
I ate too much seafood
so my asshole burns,
and conversation with you,
(pretty Philipino girl)
nice as it may be,
will go nowhere,
physically, emotionally, or spiritually.
The less your friend talks,
the more interesting she seems.
But she probably is just as
disconnected
her surroundings as I am,
and she probably has romanticized her solitude as well.
Consequently,
I think that it's time I headed up that dusty trail;
entailing:
reading Borges,
ordering a fruit and cheese plate from room service,
and maybe jerking off in the bathroom.
Less is More
Someday
I am going to find myself
in a relationship.
At that point,
half of the art in my life
will lose meaning
and the other half
will gain more.
