Canto Napoli

my father
god bless him
a long long time ago
immigrant
honorary member
the Italian Drama Club
a true virtuoso
with an Americanized lobotomy
competing daily
with other drunk drivers
swerving
and swearing
effusively
but way way
deep
down
I
know
my sad song of Naples
hairy chest
he honestly tried his best
to show me
the true meaning of life
w h i c h
to this day
I strive
to
unfold

John Califano