I laugh at life, absurd, the bird within the herd
That ducks and scatters and runs between
Dodging the hooves, interjecting a verb
Authentic existence, true in compassion, a dream
There is and there is not, and absurdity decides
But none can out-smart the soul it seems
Confusion is contagious, appears, then hides
Then mingles in disorder, completely out of focus
Turning off receptors, await ‘til the storm subsides
I am in control
Of what I let in my mind
Silence is golden
We pass through light, thoughts a thousand times faster
Thinking, making and then destroying our integrity-hymn
Plowing fields of wild peaches, not allowing worms in
Designating false flags to explode out in TV trances
Below are shifts of butternut creamed eggs fried deliciously
Ingraining our carcass in patterns of oblivion’s holocaust
Belly buttoned bullets march into the US Nazi’s homeland
Producing secret candy to hypnotize the caste of characters
No! No! says the blind man seeing the rotten smell of prisons
But then again the ads say you smell ok, brush your teeth and obey
For military science is keeping you safe from butterflies and bees
By exterminating the wrong race every day with processed food bombs
IED balloons and the tracks of your tears will replace the Samaritans
The subterranean circus broadcasts high-wire teddy bears, falling
And I will not cry before my time to atone for magic reefs rotting
It is beyond my encasement to study Egyptian tombs in Giza
For I am afraid of plateaus and webbies and bone structures
I was taught by male order brides, never accept COD’s from Ghana
For I already have a Pay Pal that writes about atrocities and pig-tales
It is nobler not to feign suspicion of governmental Cyclops’ exploding
Eating beyond their means of communication in their fur-lined vaults
They have attached the hose of Sea World to your toilet and sink
Appreciation is expected in the form of prayer mats and silver dollars
Grasshoppers munching
On derivative accounts
Hoping no one sees
Silver-backed centipedes snap the necks of unaware taxi cab drivers
While the secret of the philosopher’s stone and Coke remain with dead divers
Cover up curtain
As Americans day-dream
Hides all the secrets












Comments: 21
The Time Team are a group of real archaeologists who did a series on PBS. I wish they'd put them back on. They are British.
I like what Connie said.
Thanks for sharing this with us in Poet's Passion!
So much depth in every line, it boggled my mind with inferential explosions. I so enjoyed the ride. Well done, Poet!
Now Featured at The Surreal Circus
the earth is my prayer mat
from which others seem to draw silver dollars
I mostly only draw awe
munching grasshoppers stacked between honey grahams
in my bundled connection cave
exploring toward fringes that call to me
You give me hope and give me mirth
It's good to know there's one like me
Muching grasshoppers up in a tree!
great to hear from you brother Bill...hope life is living
Thanks for posting to the Laughing at Life Wall on The Triple Name Club where it's now featured.
appreciate the shared humor and feature, Len
blessings