This poem was written by Leonard J. Bourret -- copyright March 9, 2001 -- All rights are reserved, so please ask permission before copying or taking for your personal use --

Man With An Earring

To 'men with earrings.'

I am a 'man with
an earring,' but,
please, don't go
around leering.
And don't be
falsely led.
You see, it's not
that I'm 'into'
earrings.
And don't let
'that' be said.
I only started
wearing an
earring, upon
becoming a
newlywed.
Since I've been
'into' drugs and
alcohol.
And my wife
found 'this'
earring, between
the sheets of our
bed.


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