SUCH MAGNIFICENT FRUIT

It is said
that when they met
at the Purple Mansion
long after their collaboration
had borne such magnificent fruit,
Prince disavowed Sinead’s greatest hit
and kept her prisoner
in his home
for crimes unclear.

He didn’t like her politics
or religion
or hairstyle
which is curious
since Prince is so different
from most
– so short, so effeminate,
(so poorly moustached) –
you’d think he’d be more patient.

It is a shame,
since “Nothing Compares 2 U”
is so glorious,
so beautiful,
so wondrous,
what else could they have arrived at
upon the same path?

It would be nice to think
that Prince regretted his hostage’s imprisonment
at some time in the future
say,
after fifteen days and seven hours,
but I doubt it.