by Jerry Ratch
Get a hold of God, will you?
I have seen a lot
I saw
a Great Dane
licking the dew off
an orange bird of
paradise
Get a hold of God
and tell him that
Get a hold of God
and give him a piece of
my mind
I have a lot to say
Humor is only slightly overrated
I teach nothing
and preach less
There's a whole lot of Bogascity
out there
Total Bogascity!
Also NPR really stands for
National Puppet Radio
if you must know
Don't tell me I'm beautiful
It's better to beg for forgiveness
than to ask for permission
They tell me
you'll miss your destiny
if you are shy
I've got
adventure ass
I've got okay
snake
I've got
monkeys climbing
everywhere
I've got a trigger
without a hair
and I once wrote a song called
“Hail To the Chef!”
Get thee to Goose Bump City
You'll live a long life
there
Tell God to come on down
to the used car lot of life
and take a look
He may be just as
surprised as we are
Get a hold of God
because you've got to
Because if not you
then who?
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I like this a lot, Jerry. So many good ideas flying back and forth:a great dane licking the dew off an orange bird of paradise.Bogascity.Don't tell me I'm beautiful.I've got adventure ass.A trigger without a hair.Tell God to come on down to the used car lot.If not you then who?
Me too! I like the energy and anger in this poem, as well as some very original lines. Love the "used car lot of life." Somebody said we make God in our own image, to reinforce or dispel our own prejudices. I don't know what "Total Bogascity" means but I like the sound of it. Boguscity? Dunno. The urgency is this poem is compelling. I like the speaker's line "I have a lot to say." I'm listening.
Thanks, Darryl and D'Arcy!