mon1feb99
		(a poem in smalltalk, that is, prosaic lines)
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								for Zita
		she's quite brilliant, actually
		let me say this
		of all the work done this century
		naturally, there are ways of measuring greatness
		then there's the perceived monolingual immortality
		you see where this is going
		my line breaks are what makes this prosody exemplary
		my heart breaks are what makes it poetry
		my condom breaks are what makes it tragedy
		and my notes are without equal
		but casual viewer ought to note the squirming fat lady
		for she is lovely, and for all she signifies

		when singing.


			Marek Lugowski
			1 February 1999
			Chicago, Illinois