Don’t look now, but Kakutani is behind you.
Yes. She’s writing. Uh-oh. Did she see us?
Quick. Bring your head down. If anyone asks,
just say that we’ve forgotten our glasses. Yikes.
You haven’t written a book, have you? Good God.
Something she might have the chance to review?
You haven’t written anything? Then why on earth
is she behind you if she isn’t there to review you?
Has she been reviewing backs? Sweet Moses Bar,
she’s probably reviewing your back against others.
I’m sorry if people will refuse to stand behind you
from now on. If I had seen her coming sooner,
I would have said something, anything, maybe nothing.
Probably nothing. I would have said nothing at all.
Michiko Kakutani is Right Behind You.
