Gerry Mattia Poet Free verse

Yuppie Dragons and Paper Mountains

Climb mountains! 
Slay Dragons! 
That's what I did 
When I was a kid 
Now it's too much 
All this grownup stuff 
Amalgamations 
Corporations 
Business-like murder 
          under the guise of merger 
Micro-second chattel battles 
          waged on computer panels 
Flash before my eyes 
In a plate glass high-rise 

Now 

all my mountains are made of paper, and 
all my dragons wear ties

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Colin Mitchell Williams May 2, 2009 at 9:47 AM Nice one Gerry.... all you have to do now is find the tackle with which to confront the new mountains and new dragons..... really liked this one !

Belinda Parish February 18, 2009 at 9:06 PM Isn't that the way it goes..One day your a kid without a care in the world, next day you're in the corporate world in a frantic race fighting bigger more ferocious dragons. loved this write...very good

Laurie Ginn February 17, 2009 at 12:04 AM Hey but go ahead and slay em. I love the title of this, and excuse me but gosh you had a very prolific day yesterday. I will hve to read more later. You need to do something for that kid in you,,,now what will it be? Laurie