DIRECT ADDRESS Becca Klaver

A cougar was shot dead in your alley this afternoon.
I’m not kidding—a cougar was shot dead in your alley this afternoon.

He went off on a six-minute tangent about Battleship Potemkin.
I’m not kidding—he went off on a six-minute tangent about Battleship Potemkin.

Famous people are reading poems on TV right now.
I’m not kidding—famous people are reading poems on TV right now.

One time it came to blows over Das Boot vs. Das Boöt.
I’m not kidding—one time it came to blows over Das Boot vs. Das Boöt.

It’s like the Yo! MTV Raps of Cabaret, Andy said.
I’m not kidding, Andy said, It’s like the Yo! MTV Raps of Cabaret.

Your mom is my ideal reader.
I’m not kidding! Your mom is my ideal reader.

At the risk of being forward, I’m here on a dare from my friends to ask you out.
I’m not kidding. At the risk of being forward I’m here on a dare from my friends to ask you out.