Socially Conscious Poem: Why Intangibles Matter

Why Intangibles Matter

ya’ hafta' hike to the dark side to tangle with it

skeeter repellent on the copper protective process  with tracking device

gladius rubber helmet and mutton chops brass of imported alloys

the tech revolution radiates

the way of intangible scarabs

ya’ hafta imagine emotional strain growing white wings and crooning

rotation of celestial lamp fixture with Tiffany shade

lights  a round of eight ball on junior size table

paid time off from the X-rays

next thing you know, you’re buff

it’s not worth reaching out for

a hot mass of atoms

and they don’t even stay still

naturally everyone installs lead siding on their lux bunkers

who wants to fireproof their catcher’s mitt

and rescue a pocket of fizzled out sparklers?

there ain’t enough fluid in the bucket

to cool a jillion firebrands

studio audience says

don’t go out much

deflect the gamma rays

wear protective honey

Ya’ hafta’ drag out the rule book

worse for wear than the phone book

reach your two Abe Lincolns directly into the barrel

pull out a double armload of dainty old platitudes

visit the play room

an air jet suspends random fundamentals painted on ping pong balls

if the right combination gets hauled down the duct work

bowling pins clatter

air horns play disco

some rustic rides off with a sweetie

back at the ranch

we still have a load of obstructions

rounders won’t earn strong again

the emotional structure is radically changed

the subconscious bypass procedure got infected

mighta’ got Zika

you can’t approach it  logically

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