The Candid Verse: Poem About Ownership and Unintended Fame

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Not the song. Not the band. Just a poem that got there first.

As I meandered the condo,
about to make a cup of coffee,
I noticed a couple
not from ’round here.

Amused, I lifted the camera,
blew off the dust, turned it on,
and zoomed in. Oblivious,

the photographer shot her
with his stiff long lens,
and I shot over his bald head:

she posed just for me
amongst the garbage.

She glanced,
smiled, and said
not a word.

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Why “The Candid Verse”?

Sometimes, the internet stumbles into poetry. This little poem found new readers thanks to a song it never meant to meet.

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