read the obituary of a rascal today
a man who took big bites of life
and shared the rest with everyone
bald round glasses and a goatee
his clothes never fit the personality
street corner scoundrel in a three piece
smile his approach a social hurricane
welcomed by his sunny victims
a warning to the shady ones
blazing embers for eyes meant
only one thing his heart had
no more room to burn
a small tragedy
to not have known you
Dr. Asa John DeMatteo
forget peace . . . rage in frivolity
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