Kublai's Blues and Who's with me?

by J and J - Cancer

if i were kublai khan i would rent myself a car
the biggest damn car i could get
take to the highway, push speed to its newtonian limits
and breath.

i would marvel at the death of stars
the rape of nature...end of pastorilization
nomadic love falls prey to industrialization
where are the mystic arab poets lost in contemplation...

so when i see genghis or mensa musa
stripped of their gold
selling trifles for the trifles of being
i'll laugh and/or cry
and i'm not sure why.

america lays stretched before us, maiden
america calls toward us, virgin
america beckons us with tales of hope
big car, big hopes
who's with me?

Reason for writing:

    fear of the future, fear of america, fear of the world...
i'm not paranoid, i'm just realistic.  hope lives though,
but who really cares?    

Birth sign: Cancer
Date created: 2000-03-15 12:01:32
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:41:54
Poem ID: 55075

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