Well, Anyway.... Poem by RIC BASTASA

they keep saying
God is not a set of teeth

which we of course laugh at
for we understand the point of
his sarcasm

the lady senator did not jump out
of the plane to fulfill your wish that
she better be dead

she died anyway and now you must be happy

then another guy is challenging the not so innocent
fat lady for a duel of their bar examination rating

he would not resign anyway

there are many Pinocchios in this world
and Peter Pans too

and prophets and MOseses and Eves and Adams,
and if you join the band, there will be
too many of you in this wagon

i am as guilty as you
but you can always deny it.

i go unpunished and you are sad.
You keep on criticizing but you did nothing
just the same.

well, anyway...