Is it true that…
our cards are shuffled in stratospheres
beyond the pull of gravity’s space/time?
our hands are dealt by cold-blooded croupiers
who aren’t respecters of persons?
money has momentum and weight
guarded by suits in sunglasses carrying machineguns?
angels have phone numbers
but may or may not text back?
faith requires God have free rein
over both the crayons and the coloring book?
Poems with question marks are crap
but
were I wooing you, I’d whisper
clever-feathered nothings in your ear
That’s why Socrates banned poets from the Republic
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the surreal mix of images and “suits in sunglasses carrying machineguns” remind me of the Blues Brothers and the reference to God recalls how they were “on a mission from God.” I also like “clever-feathered nothings”
Thanks, that’s what we do – whisper clever-feathered nothings
but not all the time
Ha! Socrates!
But see where it got him…
That’s true — but he wasn’t in it for the money. That’s why he was dangerous
Is it true that your poems are like ice baths of reality with a side of bourbon?
faith requires God have free rein
over both the crayons and the coloring book? – so good!
That’s a good line Sylvia! Subconsciously some day I’m likely to steal it
Woah! Dizzy with “our cards are shuffled in stratospheres
beyond the pull of gravity’s space/time?”