Marriage Proposal
Proposal: To exhume the bodies of
Two poets, Arthur Rimbaud and Verlaine,
And re-entomb them with the one above
The other in a common grave—two men
Together once again and once again,
Forever, one on top. The digging will
Be done in London where they left their stain
Of thorns and passion and of love’s sliced thrill.
The purpose of this burial will not
Be so that two-edged lust and hearts can turn
To immortality. If that were sought
The maggots in the grave would start to burn.
..The purpose of this grave can only be
…. Perpetuation of Paul’s agony.