step one: do nothing
as the flight attendants take their break in the baggage hold playing dice games
the pilot performs stand-up in first class as the last green olive on earth swims
in his
very dry
mar
tin
i
the inflight meal was a can of worms
the inflight movie was a documentary on the opiate effects of inflight movies
meanwhile
the strike-ready snake will not hesitate
the headlights of the tracker-trailer will not blink
political pundits scream theater in a crowded fire
and all the hamsters trade their hamster wheels for happy meals
meanwhile
corporate risk managers travelling to the annual security convention
block the emergency doors wearing parachutes half-eaten from last year’s plague
of desert locust
not to worry though, these miracles of modern flight are quite safe
like high school lunchroom vending machines with rocket wings
peanuts and soft drinks available, and when we reach cursing speed passages are free
to play hockey throughout the cabin
meanwhile
all the doctor’s doctor their doctrines of the dying patient’s last rite to righteousness
(righteousness (noun) ((?)) a highly volatile substance manufactured in the mind
dirty burning no alternative fuel always blowing up in someone’s face)
meanwhile
a mountain looms
big
purple
majestic
with big purple arms open wide beckoning:
come to daddy!
come to gravity! drop your f bombs over denver and set your engines on fire
hurry home, my fat purple plum, come back to earth
this big dumb rock, this star-dust recycler, big blue fish tank
and if you believe this marble is your mother, then you must know
she is scolding you: if you can’t solve your problems yourself, then i will
solve them
for you
which is great news for the cockroach who dreams of opposable thumbs
step two: as we make our final approach
please note the “woot-woot” sign has been turned on
and i will be posting new poems very soon. sorry, i had to take the summer off from writing, and i mean HAD to =)
jalopy dreams 