[plato told]
by e.e. cummings

plato told

him:he couldn't 
believe it(jesus

told him;he
wouldn't believe
it)lao

tsze
certainly told
him, and general
(yes

mam)
sherman;
and even
(believe it
or

not)you
told him:i told
him; we told him
(he didn't believe it, no

sir)it took
a nipponized bit of
the old sixth

avenue
el;in the top of his head :to tell

him