A parcel returned. <br />‘Addressee Not Known! ’ <br />I phoned to check <br />But the address was right. <br />“What name are you living under? ” <br />He told me. <br />“What’s that, ” I asked, “an alias? ” <br />No, No, ” he said, <br />“That’s my proper name, <br />The one you use is my alias! ” <br />Good Grief! <br />I’ve only known him <br />Forty four years! <br />It was easier in the old days <br />When none of us <br />Had surnames <br />And I was known as <br />Restless!<br /><br />Res John Burman<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/alias-3/
