Thursday, September 18, 2014

Wandering Off

She forgot 
     To wear 
Her 
     Underware
To the 
Country club
 - formal 
     Dance -
          (I heard) 

She used to be
     So stylish
     -so fine-

One time -
She was lost 
     Buying gas 
And had 
     To ask -
The way 
     Back home 

She almost stole 
     My boyfriend 
          Once 

She was as good
     As that!

But no matter how 
     Upscale 
We are ...
- Turquoise  Jaguar 
In the garage -
(She is still living 
     Across the street 
     From the beach 
With famous 
Neighbors)

But, no matter what -
     There is this 
          Pesky 
     Natural 
          Law ...

-won't go 
     Away
-cannot be 
     Reasoned 
          With -

That -

We all go 
     Away -
One day 

The game-board -
     This holographic 
          Video game -
Cannot really 
     Be won 

Some leave 
     Quietly 
Some loudly -
Some wander off -

Some are welcomed 
     In -
     To 
The arms of 
     God -

And know 
The way 

Axes

I no longer have 
     An axe to grind. 
I gave up my axes 
     And my grinding wheel ...

The I that had these things 
Is becoming less 
     And less -
She is seeing 
     Some things 
As baggage 
Some others 
     As burdens 

Trouble and complications
As
Something
To be avoided 

Now she needs 
     To give up 
Sugar and wheat 
     And 
Become neat

Good luck 
     With 
          That !