Frankenstein II

What's the matter, what's to complain
Especially when we gave you life
Even tried to give you a brand new wife
We're not responsible if she turned you down!
But don't worry there's plenty more
Than that one lying in the ground,
But we are sorry about the brain;
On that one Igor was to blame.
But don't worry we'll get you a new one
For they're all about the same.
But we'll give you the things that matter most
Credit rating, even disability, things to boast
And we will even give you-
But why are you still reaching for flowers?

Clinton Van Inman claims to be one of the few remaining Beat Poets who still bang the drum slowly now for the Cause. Recent publications include Internet magazines: Poetry, BlackCatPoems, The Inclement, The Tower Journal, and the Beatnik, while recent magazines include Down in the Dirt, Hudson View, and Indiana University Spirits to name a few. Currently, he is trying to gather most of his poetry together to publish in a book to be called "One Last Beat."

Clinton was born in England in 1945, graduated from San Diego State University in 1977. He is a high school teacher in Tampa Bay, and lives in Sun City Center, Florida with his wife, Elba.

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