Talking once with a wealthy Princetonian
(So hard I’m trying to think of the words)
she was
Certainly, truly not being a phonian- (One-two-three trying to think of the
words)
Make mention, I did, of the rich or the
wealthy-
(But Jesus, I’m trying to think of the
words)
She gave me a gentle look, really not
stealthy
(I’m simply unable to think of the words)
And said kindly, generously, “We prefer”
(Suddenly, now, I remember the words)
“To think of ourselves as Financially
Advantaged.”
(A wince and a sigh, I remembered the
words)
If she should remember this, truly I’m
dead, Fred
(Please tie me kangaroo down to the
word)
She won’t say a thing, but just hand me
my head, Fred
(When in Rome or in Princeton, better
seen and not heard)
— George Dabrowski
Dabrowski worked on the Dinky on and off for a few years in the ’90s, is retired and currently tortures the piano on weekends at Trenton’s Ellarslie Art Museum in Cadwalader Park in West Trenton.
