Could a
drug-addicted monkey
be said to have
another monkey on its back?
because, I imagine for a
monkey that would not be an
uncommon thing
Could a
drug-addicted monkey
be said to have
another monkey on its back?
because, I imagine for a
monkey that would not be an
uncommon thing
The greatest trick the devil
ever pulled was convincing itself
that it had convinced the world
that it does not exist.
I wish
the spirits of
my ancestors
took more of
an active role
in my life.
***
They seem mostly
disinterested
in what I do.
***
Bring honor to the family.
Bring disgrace to the family.
***
It’s all the same to them.
I think the only way
I could return to the womb
is if I was lured there
by a trail of candy
-Laughter is the best medicine-
but laugh at a few sick people
& everybody gets uptight
If I get my
canine teeth
pulled out
that’s two teeth
If my dog gets
her canine teeth
pulled out —
that’s all of them
“COTTON IN THE SKY”
written & performed by George J. Raymond
(c.) Copyright 2015
All Rights Reserved
2.
What kind of hole
are you going to leave
when you’re gone?
***
Will the world be a better place
without you here?
***
What kind of hole
are you gonna leave
when you’re gone?
***
Size of a redwood tree,
or a little ole weed?
***
And when the talkings
through
and they bury you
(Or, whatever it is they’re gonna do)
Will anybody be
crying over you?
***
And when they bag
up your clothes,
and bring them to
the Goodwill store,
will anybody be proud
to wear your shoes?
***
What kind of cloud’s gonna be
hanging over you when you die,
full of rain or cotton in the sky?
3.
