Born
in the ‘60’s
I am rickety full
of emotion for the others
full
for me for
all the reasons I won’t say
when I slap at
the mosquitos I am aware
of just how much
hate resides
it is the sticking of
my craw residue
each
hand each tongue
all the blows have made in me this shield
of steel
this Batfink that
Karate
...to be continued?
ReplyDeleteI think it must be prologue Rob....
Deleteokay -- so this is a challenge for a born in the 50s number I think ... and etc!
ReplyDeleteBorn in the 60s - yay! And, yes, I'd love to see it continued too - the hate residing and the sticking of my craw - the residue ... I want to know/discover more. Please!
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ReplyDeleteBorn in the 50's
and now in my 60s
child of a more affluent age
of parents of the war
of grandparents of the depression
and prohibition
who all drank like fish
and smoked up a storm
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ReplyDeletein the 60's
we fought against
what the world was becoming
children of affluence
privileged to know what to protest
and how to roll a joint
we smoked like fish
only to learn later
our paranoia was justified
wearing levis isn't political
and it's hard to get people off their ass
Yes, Rob yes.
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