Supermarket aisles
04/22 2023
See the hoodlums raised within the castle gates,
The way they talk about both sides
During the month long crusades.
Their friend, Daniel, the preacher,
Tells them of the Moor orphan he adopted,
Like that would alleviate any of the pain.
Who would ever accept the Jester among a court of fools?
The jury investigates the ramblings of the gambler
Lost in the Navajo desert.
See young love blossom through the scoffs of old.
They don't see the value in the blue dress,
Which reflects so far from the green lantern
Standing at the middle of the family dinner table.
The man takes care of it by well-placed words,
While the woman provides the money to make it happen.
The hypochondriac doctor leans in
And whispers that you have leukemia
Because of an itch in your big toe.
They're handing out free samples
Of twenty carat gold skin cream
Next to homeless shelters.
Joan of Arc sits outside supermarkets
Singing sepulchral hymns,
Which remain painfully ignored.
Look at Ginsberg go shopping for Whitman's beard.
The woman sees it all through glaucomatous eyes,
Even ravens dare brave the rain for her sinister essence.