Alan Ginsberg Lives in My Left Intestine

 
              Mary found a dinosaur egg
                 in her closet
              The stork was the latest victim

              Of rye bread and corned beef we speak
                 dancing in the everglades
               A pale moon worshiped the morning sky

               Trauma aboard the toy boat in the bathtub
                  incestuous conversation in the lobby
                Golden pianos warm up the soup

                Flying ninjas escalate the fight over  
                  landfill’s gold reserves 
                Barf is, too, a clinical term   

                Jasmine Crockett, not Davy 
                  Larry Bird, not Admiral
                Eisenhower, Stevenson and Kennedy
                 Three Flyways

                Computers yield to the abacus    
                  tummy ache, all better
                Suburban lawnmowers on the prowl, daddy
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Etgen-Baker Avatar
March 6, 2026 at 5:30 PM
always appreciate a witty allegory
Rodrigues Avatar
March 6, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Trauma aboard the toy boat in the bathtub…love the list of names…lol!
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