Monthly Archives: April 2012

The Heathen

The Heathen

 

He don’t know da Bible.

He don’t know da Bhagavad Gita

Or da Torah.

He don’t know da Koran neither.

He never read about da Buddha.

But he knows a good heart

When he sees one.

He blanket-sprays loving kindness

Wherever he goes

Just like da firefighters put out da fire.

He looks with love

And gives to the poor.

He confront politicians

And refuses to get sucked into

The patriotic wars.

His 20/20 eyesight can see that the sick need care

And kids need understanding.

They are thinking about putting him on the no-fly list

Before he causes any more trouble.

Pigeons Pray

Pigeons Pray

Pigeons pray 72 times a day.

They don’t do it to get to the good place.

They do it to get laid by the opposite sex.

It doesn’t always work.

I’ll Cut You Off

I’ll Cut You Off

 

I’ll cut you off in Mexico City,

Casablanca, or Bangkok.

The cutter-offers make traffic

Flow smoothly,

Even though it scares the shit

Out of the tourists.

You just get your nose ahead

Of the other guy,

Make your move,

And everybody’s on their way.

 

Houston, Miami, and LA play by different rules.

Drivers there are packing heat –

Tech 9’s, Glocks, and anything that’ll stimulate

A projectile.

You cut somebody off there

You better hope it’s a grandmother

On Prozac.

Speed

Speed

I know how to hurry.

It’s slowing down that trips me up.

I Have Learned to Wait

I Have Learned to Wait

 

I have learned to wait in traffic jams without cursing.

I have learned to wait for the boss to come without sweating.

I have learned to wait for the light to change without tapping.

I have learned to wait for the pizza man without drooling.

I have learned to wait in the airport security line without complaining.

I Loved That Football

I Loved That Football

 

I was carrying the football.

Friends were blocking for me.

My lover was trying to steal the ball from me.

The football was made of love.

Our love.

I feared she might want to quit my team

And take the football, which was half hers.

Thank God it was only a dream.