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Staring up at the ground

by Johnny Crimson


We make-out when the sharks stop moving
and the cows come crawling back,
when the heavy lady belts out her tune,
and when the money tree sprouts hundreds.

We kiss slowly,
when the government tells the truth
and Nirvana gets back together,
and the towers rebuild themselves.

You take me deeply,
when the horses speak Spanish
and Rome gets built in 24hrs
and the Korea's unite.

Yet, I can see your face,
in the books I read alone,
and in the mirrors of my mind,
and through the app that's on my phone.

We're so close to never being together.

03/08/2013

Posted on 03/08/2013
Copyright © 2024 Johnny Crimson

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Anita Mac on 03/17/13 at 11:30 AM

Love all of the references to common sayings, twisted just a bit to make one think. The poem overall gives me a good sighing kind of feeling, but then I'm a fan of things being off.

Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 03/18/13 at 04:47 PM

Witty use of euphamisms to convey a certain unlikelyhood if not outright impossibility. Oddly enough, I know someone in my own life I could apply this to. Kudos!

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