Random Spoonful's of Whimsy
The government owes me an apology
and a poets minimum wage.
I should like to spend other people’s money.
I checked myself for ‘white privilege’
and found none.
I think it’s going to be a fine day
when it gets started,
February has taken a temporary rest
from being cold-hearted and bitter.
There are stretch-marks around the face
of my wall clock, pregnant pauses
deliver the time in nervous tics.
Too much coffee stirs my milky mind.
Spoon me out sweetly
for I am identifying as black today.
Take that you cup of ‘woke’ Joe.
Copyright © Eric Ashford | Year Posted 2023
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