consider the letter “F”
consider the letter “F”
i have always perceived the letter “F”
to be the most comical letter in the alphabet.
i associate it with being
the beginning of some of the funnier words
from the english dictionary.
fart. farcical. funny. funk. fuck.
but then i remember some of those words
made to be written in lights.
fantastic. fabulous. fortunate. famous.
then there are less funny words
like fake and futile.
and the emotional words like
found. forgiven. forgotten.
but on the other hand
fork is a funny word.
but to fork something is quite a violent act.
perhaps i have been wrong for all these years
about the letter “F”.
it’s a dark horse.
a sad clown.
it presents itself one way
whilst hiding so much beneath the surface.
if the letter “F” were a vegetable
it would be an onion.
not because of the layers,
that would be a cliche.
i mean that i do not believe
an onion is really a vegetable,
it feels like so much more.
and so there it goes,
the level of thought provoking debate
prompted by the humble letter “F”.
the more that i think about it
the less that i find the letter funny.
suddenly, “F” appears pretty gangster;
so sharp and edgy,
a silent assassin.
an introvert.
it’s not showy and dramatic
like the letter “Z”
or vain like “V”
definitely not a narcissistic, psychotic, megalomaniac
like the letter “X”.
“F” is understated.
a charade
and master of disguise
with a sense of humour.
a fabulous, fantastically fake, fanatically flamboyant farce.
the humble “F”.
now F off.
THE LONELY WHITE WOLF 