How Unpleasant to Know Mr. Poe
How unpleasant to know Mr. Poe.
It gives a young lady a chill
when, just as she’s saying “hello,”
he asks if she’s lately been ill.
It was mid-afternoon, yet he seemed
to be tipsy or mildly sedated.
How oddly his mournful eyes gleamed
when he heard that we might be related.
He muttered some rhymes for my name,
saying nothing could be more inspiring
for a poet desirous of fame
than the sight of young beauties expiring.
Then he asked if I had a bad cough
or a semi-conversable crow.
I informed him of where to get off.
How unpleasant to know Mr. Poe.
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