Little Alexander

He was only 4 feet 6
but he could swagger down the street
waving loaded pistols
his Great Dane by his side

*Bounce*

At the age of 12 he contracted a form
of tuberculosis leading to spinal curvature

He was frail
asthmatic
and in chronic pain
he had stunted growth.
A pronounced hunchback, who
required a stiff canvas bodice to stand upright
but Alexander Pope was not an asshole

Not like me

He was only 4 feet 6
but he would stagger down the street
as a satirist of the Enlightenment era.
And girls could not resist his
witty letters

He lived in a villa at Twickenham
filled with the relaxing sound of trickling water.
And how about you boy, what have you done?

Some people try to pick up girls
this maybe happened to A Pope
who had an unrequited infatuation
with Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

But then he had his high fevers, the inflamed eyes
and abdominal pain. Result: erotic unfulfillment

Yet possessed of a sharp, flirtatious mind
Alexander Pope was never called - except by
his numerous enemies - an asshole

Yes he was only 4 feet 6
had platonic bonds with Martha B
but it was Lady M who he had the eyes for

This led to an outburst, a declaration
whereupon she laughed in his face.
Mortifying, such mortification, a rupture

Leading to a twelve-year literary war. Now, some say
acceptance of rejection is the best form of self-care.
And you have to realize not everybody has to love you

Mmmmmmm