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Sunday, September 19, 2021

poem 10,001

by dog e relaford



if i was bad
and you were good
would we hitchhike
to hollywood?

if i was good
and you were bad
would we sit on a park bench
feeling sad?

all will be forgiven
buddha sat under a tree
columbus discovered america
dogs run free

elephants remember
flowers bloom in spring
giants walk among us
how do we know anything?

i tried to tell you
justice will be served
king richard was kind hearted
but lions are not birds

maybe tomorrow will be different
but no one will know
outside in the garden
a puppy dreams of long ago

you are really quite a joker
i remember you all too well
st swithin sends you his regards
i hear the tolling of the bell

under the polite veneer
of violent discourse
wise men adjust their spectacles
but exceptions are in force

you promised me last summer
to meet me at the zoo
but i must hitchhike to hollywood
because my heart is true



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