Dirty

low
dirt
shame

to think these things can get so hot
like the first toaster that cooked a grilled cheese sandwich;
are you kidding?

was it not good?
yes, i think it was.

now arteries appear,
what about us?

don't you want clean arteries?
we are moving stuff from one place to another,
don't you want us doing our thing?

the thing we were meant to do?
try life without fried food and you'll beg for
another chance to smoke

i suck the smoke
into my lungs and say
"someone's coming over"

if i get half a second to see
the sun peek over the horizon
to wink like a bordello whore
who wished for love and the way out

to look into her eyes and see
the beginning of time and maybe
somewhere in the middle

you figure it out
do the math
count the days between

what started and ended
and tell me

if a man walked on the moon
why can't I be pondered?

tiny pinches of sand from outer space
are carefully monitored

to make sure nobody gets the upper hand
if you have one of these

a fortune awaits
those who can wait
until nobody thinks it will be worth a damn to wait.

Wait for it...

Wait for it...


-- TM