I was once of those people
Who did not know anyone
But everyone crossed my path
And then Jimmy occurred
Everything is his, his, his
But before that...
I lived with grandpa
While sister resided
With our parents
And we traveled
Around the world
Which i did not mind
But I got lost a lot
Actually, he was the one
Who forgot how to get home
Which is why grandma
Divorced him and then regretted it
He was innocent but that is another story
This one is about a special friend
Who is not mine but does not know it
I first encountered
Ludmilla at this playground
On Adams street
In Brooklyn
When kids still went
To the slide or wheel
She always took the swing
And that is our lot in life
She always took what
She wanted
Such as the airlines
My grandfather was a pilot
From the war years
But she became an airline stewardess
Before I could apply for a license
She was really only 14
But got her way
And no one noticed
But the airline pilots
Meanwhile I was working
At escorting people
Along the Natchez trail
Or sweating it out
At Yosemite
As an Indian
I was assigned jobs
At those federal parks
I must have worked
Them all before I was 18
And those unvisited museum's
At the mall
Smithsonian
Was once a bad word
For students and teachers
Anyways the first wedding
Was to an airline guy named Nicholas
In the hanger
With our Ludmilla
So enamored of him
It did not last the summer
By which time
I had advanced to the Forestry jobs
Eventually I would do the jump
Into the fire with a shovel
Which i landed on and broke my ankle
Why I was then assigned
Desk work at the customs
Eck! I had to look
At peoples passports
And decide if they were
Worth the effort to let in
People are much more
Polite now adays
Why was I given
A boost one day
Landed in Baja
At this resort
With Jimmy getting married
He just wanted me to see him
Do it, get married
To someone else
Good riddance
My sister had just died
And I was not interested
In romance or a wedding
By the ocean with flowers
In her hair
Ludmilla!
Hey did you not just
Get wed in an airline hanger?
Oh great
Jimmy was 12 years old
Had to get special permission
Turns out they were both
15 and not able to stay home
She was fleeing an abusive
Husband
He wanted her to cook and clean
Instead of shop all the time....
Wait until she saw what
Jimmy wants from a woman
Basically to be a mama
For him as he is nonfunctional
She became so disappointed
With her jimmy
But still produced a baby
Which was not his of course
He never owns up to anything
His real daddy showed up
And had a few words
In court over paternity
She disappeared
Only to reappear
In a court house
Pleading with the judge
He was horrible
To deal with and he kept
Her locked up inside
She wanted me to produce
Evidence for her to get
A divorce
I was reticent about it all
Just kept swinging my legs
And jerking my head
From side to side
My mother would call her
Her favorite daughter in law
Just as Vice President Al Gore
And this guy named Putin
Came along
I was sure I did not want
To be there any longer
Got caught in a car
With them both
He told me I did not speak
To anyone
No, nope, not at all
Did not want to be there
Gary Calvi
Is one of those guys
Who cant take a no
I had already crawled out
Of a window
And there he was standing
Next to her expecting
Me to be happy for them
I was actually
Especially while they were
Holding their baby
Which had black hair
A not black skin
Did I mention that she
Was also on Hollywood squares?
With Jimmy Walker
Whom she would not stop
Flirting with?
He says he has had
Alot of girlfriends
But is not the father
Of anything
Not even little miss dynamite
She calls herself Richelle
And says that Barack Obama
Is her daddy
Please help me god!
Third marriage in
A justice of the peace
Must be a charm
I disappeared as fast
As I could in
San Francisco ...
I would later have
To meet her on the other side
Of the customs
She enjoyed walking
Past me for some reason
Every time she had a different guy
I don't know what happened
To Gary except he shows up
All the time with a different girl
Lisa is his steady
Candys little bastard
Born to her when I was just six
Great pairing
Like vinegar and hot sauce
Gary being the jalapeño
That just cant win
Lisa never says Yes!
It was an outdoor event
And she had to grow
Her hair to show below
Her hat!
Still did not look
Like Lady Di
Whom sadly she was out
Of town the night
She died in Paris
Always suspicious
When certain people
Are out of town
Such as Jimmy
When Nicole went down
Never mind
We were talking about
Ludmilla
Who still shows up
Around my family
Missed the funerals
Of all of them
But insists she has been
Given an inheritance
Really don't want to talk
About it but yes
I was there the day
She wed Vladimir
And so was Nicholas
I had gotten my license
At the age of 7
Which is allowed in small planes
And was not unknown
To those guys from the first war
As a family member
Helicopters is what
I graduated to because
I did not want to be a top gun
Military training was not
My cup of tea
Instead I ended flying
Around those oil rigs
That were set on fire
And needed dousing...
There she stood
With her new victim
And he was good enough
Looking for me to notice
Not pleasing to Nicholas
Who put a pillow
Under my top
She was also wearing a dress
That had hung in my closet
Wonder who gave it to her
I believe my sister
Had picked it out
Not my style but...
And wait a minute
Wasn't there a wedding
On a boat off of Mexico?
Hey she had another one
But wont admit it.
Found out afterwards
Much, much later
That there was a kid
Who looks like the other guy
Some airline stewardess's
Jimmy enjoyed taking
Her hostage on all those
Trips to Israel
We went there so often
We had our own apartment
Which was one of the first
To fall in this last exercise
Recognized it as it went down....
He really did not deserve it
But the minister would not hear
Our objections in the back
The happy couple
Were so good looking
They made the papers
But they did not getting
A marriage license
Nicholas made sure of it
He already had one
And was not parting with his
Too bad for this new guy
Named Vladimir
Who walked away
With a limo waiting
And more flowers for her
I had lost the pillow by then
Another couple was getting
Married and the girlfriend
Was objecting, took it right out....
One of little brothers
Showed up just as they walked by
The Minister was a little worried
At how fast my nonbaby
Had grown up
Thus he agreed not to provide
A legal license
I wonder if the guy
Ever found out about it?
I notice the baby
She gave him was not his
She just has a way about her
Gets rid of them as fast
As she has them
I had a lot of fun
Every time the government
Shut down
And was assigned
One more time
To the customs detail
The East coast was more
Special than the west
All those guys she would
Walk by with
And then he would come
I would be forced
To detain him
And question him just
A little
Which i why I also had
The honor of waiting
At the Deputy Mayors office
For my pass to go to the Hermitage
Which was under remodeling
I finally got my book
Completed and they even published it
It is all about the Vatican's
Art history....
Never finished my studies
Of those Russian icons
I started with at the Timken
Just could not get inside
For some reason
Which is why I had an apartment
In Paris which was still mine
Until the new century
Somehow everything
Went wrong and I am still
Trying to found out
Anyways Ludmilla
Was in the habit of dropping by
My place until just recently
When Jimmy decided I was not allowed
To reside inside any place
He has even had me removed
From this location a number of times
And he has been tearing down
All the old places
One hundred-year-old houses
In California of fresh virgin
Redwood forests
With little metal signs
Attached to them
Indicating that they are
Historical buildings
Backhoes have just been
Running right through them
Not able to read English
Most of the workers
Doesn't matter anyways
My whole world has been
Turned up side down
And she goes and gets
Another one
Number six I believe
And no older than
Her first child
Well, she has that way
Ever hear of Doris Roberts
Attached herself to the
Remington Steele series
Could not breathe
Without her around
And then Everyone
Loves Raymond
Got her way despite
Not being skinny ever...
Married to itlaians
Has one acknowledged son
And one daughter who looks
And acts like her...
Got herself a problem
Had her house
Seized!
At least it is still
Standing
Not an empty lot
With grass and weeds
Unless there is one of those
Glass things
Ready to fall down....
Not arrested
But then she never
Does anything to get
Arrested for
But lost her residence
Jimmy must be happy
Somewhere
Unless he is hiding
Cause I am not going
To stand for it anymore
Just got a little bit
Overtaxed....
Good for Macron
Do like those
French guys
Used to visit
Jacques when he
Was President
But I have not
Even been able to go
To a Funeral
Of any of my former
Family friends
Or collegues
Does anyone remember
Cookie and I
On PBS
Sitting there reviewing
The news of the nation
Probably don't even have
My picture on the wall
Anymore....
I don't want my picture
In the news...
Just want my life back
Without another daughter
I did not give birth
Explaining to someone
Something she should not know
Just because Jimmy
Likes to enjoy himself
At other peoples expense
Maybe I can now have my life?
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