I Will Fascinate Mr. Tobin always stresses
his Ovidius, when writing,
was not just throwing words onto paper
that he might fascinate a class of freshmen
in the year 2001.

He speaks of synchisys and chiasmus
dactylic hexameter
and cautions once more
Ovid was not simply throwing words onto a page
and had no intent to puzzle Latin students
two millennia into the future.

I want to throw words onto this paper
I want them to clash
and coexist
and achieve
a cutting harmony
that will strike those who read it
and bring peace into their lives at the same time.

Intensity and peace I wish to create for the world
and I would know no greater joy
than to know that in 2000 years
I will fascinate.