Rev. Gerald Dillenbeck Poet Political Verse

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Dr. Seuss quotes are from "Happy Birthday To You!", 1959, when I was celebrating seven sacred birthdays.

Might Be An Isn'T

So,
she autistically
and powerfully
said,

One me
plus one you
makes two

And we two
minus one me
leaves you one

Which feels like not
quite enough
for ego sufficiency

But one whole lot more
than zero deficiency

Because Dr. Seuss sings
of zero BirthDay rings
and EndDaze spirited non-things

"If we didn't have birthdays,
you wouldn't be you.
If you'd never been born,
well then what would you do?...

Why you might be a WASN'T!
A Wasn't has no fun at all. 
No, [s]he doesn't.
A Wasn't just isn't.
[S]he just isn't present.
But you...You ARE YOU!
And,
now isn't that pleasant!...

If you'd never been born,
then you might be an ISN'T!
An Isn't has no fun at all.
No [s]he disn't.
[S]he never has birthdays,
and that isn't pleasant.
You have to be born,
or you don't get a present."

And sacred co-prescience

One me
plus one you
makes two,
and now
aren't we pleasant
co-present?

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