How to suspend a raindrop in mid-air
New Scientist, 29 February 2012
We can all be Samoans
a year from today
if the race only ends
on Saint Judas’ Day
I’d promise to visit
the dentist and pray
that he hits a raw nerve
on Saint Judas’ Day
And I’d learn how to sail
in the Bay of Biscay
without compass or Qualms
on Saint Judas’ Day
And I’d overeat
and then underpay
and I’d drink in the morning
on Saint Judas’ Day
In a bar room brawl
I’d be lost in the fray
one on one with the big guy
on Saint Judas’ Day
And let’s hope if we must
be laid low by a plague
that what goes about comes about
on Saint Judas’ Day
And you dearest father
if you cannot stay
should save your goodbyes
for Saint Judas’ Day
(c) 2012 Slush Poet
I was compelled to share this to twitter.
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