The Patron Saint of Repeating Yourself

Jim Hayes


I have this most repetitive complaint
my doctor couldn’t diagnose what ailed.
I told myself there is a patron saint
to pray to- everyone I tried has failed.
Ten thousand saints I found with a speciality
listed under topic- group-disease
(authenticated by the Papacy).
I tried the saints who offered guarantees-
the flagellants, the hermits and the martyrs.
I liked a saint who had attended to
a horrid malady, although for starters
I settled for the patron saint of flu.
Among the saints of whom I’ve lately read
there’s no saint for repeating what you’ve said.

There’s no saint for repeating what you’ve said.
among the saints of whom I’ve lately read.
I settled for the patron saint of flu,
a horrid malady, although for starters
I liked a saint who had attended to
the flagellants, the hermits and the martyrs.
I tried the saints who offered guarantees,
(authenticated by the Papacy)
listed under topic-group-disease.
Ten thousand saints I found with a speciality
to pray to. Everyone I tried has failed.
I told myself there is a patron saint.
My doctor couldn’t diagnose what ailed-
I have this most repetitive complaint.

Jim Hayes



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