Best Bogey Poems

Thinking I knew you from your smile
you wormed your way in with guile
my bete noire*, my bogey man
long of tooth and without a clan 
I let you in, a worm with style.

le grand faux pas*, angel vile,
seeming weak, yet, so versatile.
Hobgoblin of dread, bogey man...

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When it comes to golf, I am such a sap.
I hate it whenever my ball is in a sand trap.

It’s bad enough when I either hook or slice.
I am aware that my swing does not look nice.

How I would like to shave points off my...

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My husband had a childhood friend named Bogey Higgins.
Bogey Higgins was there on a daily basis for him when he was four.
He appeared when his beloved grandmother died.
“He went away when my mom said he was imaginary.”

My husband does not often speak of Bogey Higgins.
But...

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I reed-member the time when
we were down ; we were suspended by
the promoter in the South Side League
this guy owned both a Hockey teaam, a Roller Derby Team
and he was a Wrestling Promoter.
I got suspended and couldn't
get a job due to him owning every team...

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