NOW
by rikki santer
when I say I don’t know anything anymore I mean the compass
is confused by its own magnetism, road ahead or road behind?
and when I say magnetism I mean the safety lock forgot
its password and all words have passed their expiration date
but I do hold a key, many thanks, because my eyes
are bloodshot from snickering and when I say snickering
I mean what else can one do when guns are long as arms
and tongues are greedy forked and when I say forked I also
mean the heart of all the fast food chains is beating faster
than the world and when I say chain I mean the uniformed
who work there serving up what won’t be guaranteed and
it seems that we’re all just furniture that can’t make room
for each other and breaking the fourth wall is never enough
hinged to this broken experiment, so pass the gruel or
your sticky love poem and when I say love poem
I mean what the wizard tried to convince us of
and yes colonel jessup I can’t handle the truth and when I say
truth I mean where will the last of us be going
and what does the sore eye moon think of us now.