Friday the 13th
Friday the 13th
with sauntering, young Kevin Bacon
and Betsy Palmer’s smile
of rectangular white teeth
the first time i’ve seen the film
for horror is not my genre
yet my Writer in the Grove friend
had so much inside information
of how it was made and problems
that occurred during and after
production, including a critic calling
for hate mail for a female star
i could analyze the script’s construction
and effects and give begrudging credit
for the horror, i’ve seen enough
as a physician – i don’t need to add
such repugnance in make-believe
