Body of poem

Tail of poem

Refrain from poem

Poem coda

Reprise

Surprise rereprise

Tale of tailing off a poem

Cup of tea après poem

Neverending poem, the other poem, yet another poem

Poem behind the poem

Shadow of poem

That ol’ poem again

The Poem

From Sing This One Back to Me (Coffee House Press, 2013) by Bob Holman. Copyright © 2013 by Bob Holman. Used with the permission of the publisher.