he counted to ten (poem)

he closed his eyes
and counted to ten 

-one-
-two-

if he didn’t
he’d start screaming
at the imbecile
before him

-three-
-four- 

while he counted
he visited
his favorite fantasy  

-five-
-six-

a 19th century
literary salon
where he traded
bon-mots 

-seven-
-eight-

with Oscar Wilde
and drank claret
and dazzled the ladies

-nine-
-ten-

he opened his eyes and
as a better man
dealt with
the problem
before him

© Buzz Dixon