Kurt R.A. Giambastiani

Weekly World News reports
On persons unlikely,
On birthrights unchallenged,
On scandals unseasoned.

I never believe it,
Never retrieve it,
But still it ends up
On my grocery bill.

By reading of Bat-Boy’s midnight ride
In Elvis’ soulful Coupe de Ville,
Lives of the great
Achieve parity with mine.

I see the world
Through fantasy’s lens
And feel more precious
Than I ever knew.