#18 Ode to Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Janis Joplin, Elvis Presley, and the Drugs They Left Behind for Us
Have you ever looked at the sky, and instantly knew exactly what it meant
to be six shades of angry
not at the clouds or at the sun, but at yourself for missing out on everything up until that
point, because right now, precisely at this moment
I want nothing more than to drink grape soda
and watch goosebumps raise on your arms
when I blow cool air at the nape of
your neck
To drip my body over yours and listen
to the neighbors scream at the football on TV
because today is Sunday the Lord’s day
Amen--
and I’ve never felt closer to God than right now, precisely at this moment.
I feel unconditional love, the bible
says something about it somewhere I think,
and if not, it should –
right now, precisely at this moment.
landrie e. jones











