Gershon Wolf Poet Free verse

A Daring Escape

  
     Daring to order one chocolate and one vanilla ice cream cone
        Surprised I wasn’t upbraided for asserting my 
            ‘integrationist’s privilege’ – so ‘1960’s’
        Escaped with my life ~ without taking my change

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sara Etgen-Baker December 24, 2025 at 3:35 PM shame on you for 'mixing' your colors. :-) Gershon Wolf December 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM I'm so one-dimensional. Didn't know any better. lol.

Ilene Bauer December 22, 2025 at 12:13 PM ha! there are other flavors, you know, gershon! i have a friend who, like you, only orders chocolate or vanilla and i'm always teasing her about it. i don't think that was exactly the point of your poem, though... Gershon Wolf December 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM Really? Other flavors? Who knew? ... Ilene, do they have 'talking pictures yet? I heard something about Al Jolson singing in one or something. ~ gw

Joseph P. DiMino December 22, 2025 at 5:37 AM Yep. The evil Obama resurrected to gain power and keep it in this nation will long be written about and analyzed if we survive. Master of division. Gershon Wolf December 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM Obama is about as exciting to see as watching paint dry. sara Etgen-Baker December 24, 2025 at 3:35 PM agree...Obama was the master of division, despite his alleged charisma

Yann Rolland December 21, 2025 at 10:05 PM next time pick strawberry and "pistachio" ??? thanks for the relevant and brilliant poem; merry Christmas Gershon Wolf December 24, 2025 at 8:29 PM OK. Actually, I'm going to pick pistachio and Pinocchio. Who nose? I may like it.