Finally, Hope
Lonely
and wishing for a miracle,
it finally came
in the form
of an e-mail
from a 24-year-old woman
with 8.5 million dollars
who offered to
move in with me
if I would help her
transfer the funds
to this country,
and
all I had to do
to get the money
and the babe
was to be
a little more
gullible
than
I already am.
You’ve Got Mail
are words full of life
and hope and
approbation,
alas,
No New Messages
keeps showing up
on my e-mail server,
and I doubt that
anyone will be beating
a path to my door
for the movie rights.
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Paul Hellweg has felt his whole life as if he didn’t fit in. Then a few months ago he discovered a new world of kindred spirits in the poetry universe, both online and at readings throughout the Los Angeles area. He’s thrilled to have finally found a place where he fits in just fine, sober or otherwise.