My latest fan
at my website
(jonberger.com – check it out!)
does not seem to speak English.
I never considered my work
could well serve people
unfamiliar with the tongue
in which it was composed.
Maybe it’s the shape
of the characters
that I write
that is so appealing.

Or maybe
my latest fan heard me perform
and fell so deeply in love
with my boisterous frame
and my balded head
that she
(it’s a she. I’m sure of it)
decided to learn English
on the spot.
Perhaps I have convinced another
of the rightness
of the Anglican cause.

I don’t know what joy
my latest fan can receive
from subscribing to my website
but I welcome her
with open arms
and an open mind.
Just
be a she.