I once owned a raw silk sports jacket
I once owned a pair of cordovan wingtips
I once owned a Meerschaum pipe
More than once
I’ve found myself in places
Where history was being made
Saying this
I’m reminded of a French cartoon
I saw once, while waiting
For something
momentous to happen
Four panels
In the first three
One stick figure waves a
Triumphant hand
And says to a second stick figure
Ma maison
Ma voiture
Ma femme
In the fourth
The second stick figure
Bends over, points to
His own
Stick figure ass
And says
Mon cul
Yes
That is it exactly