Letter, #3

Dear Tom:

if a rose still smells as sweet by another name

but why indeed would a parent use a child as a punchline
since i agree that names are leaky things

signifiers of what? because they are malleable and inert
Anna kept her maiden name too

when we married in 1996 and I was supportive
so that our child has now both our names

and i've considered using her name as well
why the hell not

men have been insisting on their names forever
but i am stuck with my name as it is

for now
it has given me good use

it is a good fit
i think and again what the hell

hugs in cyberspace,

Richard