When my child's first word is "Dora"
and rats are filled with acetaminophen and dropped from the sky
magnetic zeroes attached to car commercials are burned in effigy
streams of coffee flow beneath my feet
and church leaders are still talking about burning books;
filled in the center
with silken sugar creme
I am reverting toward my infant twinkie state
When Jamaica is a station
as is 70's, 80's, and 90's rock
as is preschool rock
as is christian rock
When Katy Perry is a force to be reckoned with
and Laurie Anderson is on a long dusty trail
the food dies young
summer is acting out
winter acting the fool
When distressed is something you pay extra for
and you can't burn an eBook
or concern yourself with neighbors
or dogs or probiotics
When Mother-Daughter is not a relationship but a type of house
Father-Son is only a religion
Big Brother-Big Sister is a regime;
rubbers, runners, kicks
on feet or habits for bathroom floors
genomes are identified
hair tells all
lemon still smells fresh
even artificially lemon scented aerosol
When cases are overturned by media interference
and media interference is running rampant through the air
and the air is charged with static and manslaughter
the suburbs are crying for vegetables and tax breaks
the city is too pretty to cry
crying is too petty to stop for
stopping is too troubling even when a sign is in place
your place of refuge is famous for 15 seconds
15 seconds is tracked and monitored closely
by: spiders, bots, bugs
tagged and sorted
graphed and portioned
put into perspective
any number of perspectives
When chocolate rain falls into my naked ears
or plugged ears
or eye sockets
but never in the nose
It's not as real as they say
It's only meant to feel that way
--
9.8.10
and rats are filled with acetaminophen and dropped from the sky
magnetic zeroes attached to car commercials are burned in effigy
streams of coffee flow beneath my feet
and church leaders are still talking about burning books;
filled in the center
with silken sugar creme
I am reverting toward my infant twinkie state
When Jamaica is a station
as is 70's, 80's, and 90's rock
as is preschool rock
as is christian rock
When Katy Perry is a force to be reckoned with
and Laurie Anderson is on a long dusty trail
the food dies young
summer is acting out
winter acting the fool
When distressed is something you pay extra for
and you can't burn an eBook
or concern yourself with neighbors
or dogs or probiotics
When Mother-Daughter is not a relationship but a type of house
Father-Son is only a religion
Big Brother-Big Sister is a regime;
rubbers, runners, kicks
on feet or habits for bathroom floors
genomes are identified
hair tells all
lemon still smells fresh
even artificially lemon scented aerosol
When cases are overturned by media interference
and media interference is running rampant through the air
and the air is charged with static and manslaughter
the suburbs are crying for vegetables and tax breaks
the city is too pretty to cry
crying is too petty to stop for
stopping is too troubling even when a sign is in place
your place of refuge is famous for 15 seconds
15 seconds is tracked and monitored closely
by: spiders, bots, bugs
tagged and sorted
graphed and portioned
put into perspective
any number of perspectives
When chocolate rain falls into my naked ears
or plugged ears
or eye sockets
but never in the nose
It's not as real as they say
It's only meant to feel that way
--
9.8.10
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