If you are not an expert
you should not be reading
this poem.
Only an expert
is qualified enough
to know at a glance
if these words
have been manufactured
according to strictly regulated
standards.
If a shelf date
has not been stamped
at the bottom,
proceed with caution
for it may be an indication
that this is an unauthorized
or bootlegged poem.
If there is a shelf date
and it has expired
do not attempt to return poem
to its place of origin.
Experts disagree on the
repercussions.
you should not be reading
this poem.
Only an expert
is qualified enough
to know at a glance
if these words
have been manufactured
according to strictly regulated
standards.
If a shelf date
has not been stamped
at the bottom,
proceed with caution
for it may be an indication
that this is an unauthorized
or bootlegged poem.
If there is a shelf date
and it has expired
do not attempt to return poem
to its place of origin.
Experts disagree on the
repercussions.
Redwood Coast
July 2009