Wednesday, February 28, 2024

#110



Elvis called today

He said he saw me at the window

watching the clouds in the desert.

I was dreaming and he was driving


when Joseph Stalin went floating by…

Elvis slammed on the brakes 

and the motorhome skidded to a stop

at the corner of disappointment and vine


where Larry Geller’s jaw dropped

and the motor-home motored on

while Uncle Joe transfigurated 

into Jesus on a lollipop…


and Elvis, like a puppet on a string

finally saw the face of God.



Mark W. Ó Brien

28February2024