Saturday 24 August 2013

How about possibilities (Summer poem #3)

I need to work on my time management skills because this poem is long overdue but I feel like it's the best poem I've written so far - I hope you folks enjoy it!!! 

A season like this bring changes,
enjoyment,
more anticipation than you can imagine
for someone like me
so I take advantage:
might go canoeing or hit a late night pool party,
invite a few friends over
to storm my dad’s cellar and pantry,
may rent out a gym or stadium even
or I might take it easy
watch a fantasy or write some poetry,
either way anything is possible really.


How about a holiday?
You wanna come with me?
We could hit the Caribbean, Asia or Paris,
try out some of their fine dishes.
We could stop in Rome, go see the Colosseum,
one or two galleries and the Pantheon.
We could touch down in Spain,
watch the amazement that surrounds
the lights illuminating the magic fountain.
Switzerland, Russia, Italy, Turkey, Ukraine…
How about the UK?
Scotland? Wales?
Ireland – Fermanagh sounds great.


We could hijack a plane
take pleasure in terrorizing hostages –
nah, that one you can go ahead, do without me.
No seriously, this is the time for greatness,
let’s do something life-changing,
something epic,
something that will leave history’s jaws dropping;
I suggest we go get Jackie,
try to travel around the world in 79 days,
stop by the shoot of Rush Hour three
to tell Chris to do a dumb pose – Cheese!

Why your eyes wide?
Why you laughing?
I ain’t even gotten started.

Road trip - 50 states sound interesting,
we gotta stop somewhere that has a subway,
get some cookies
my sister loves those little things.
Aah, let’s invent something
or maybe we can go back in history,
ask Cleopatra where she hid her Jewelry
then return and eBay it!
Then go on a quest for a few more relics.
We could become members of a royal family
better yet abolish slavery completely,
bear witness to MLK’s speech
or Mary Anning’s legendary discovery,
we could film what really led to their extinction
now wouldn’t that be a remarkable revelation.
Could see if mutants really existed
and witness how sweet their powers really tasted,
ride on the back of a dragon
or see how the world really began,
live like a caveman
or watch something a witch concoct,
then copy it perhaps.

Go to Greece and witness the first Olympics
or just fight alongside Hercules.
We could observe the bravery of bestiarii
then make up for it
by returning to the BCE era
meditate with Buddha,
or help out with some freedom movements
by assisting a few legends,
Mrs. Tubman, Lincoln, Moses and Gandhi,
take Newton’s ear and whisper gravity,
take part in one of Shakespeare’s famous scenes,
before returning to create our modern rifacimento
or join Miss Lisa to be a masterpiece of The Great Leonardo.
We could drug Moore,
slip under his gear
and drop that touchdown he made in the 60’s,
sneak in the locker room
and steal Johnny U’s jersey. 
Wouldn’t it be great if I pull that stunt on Armstrong,
then I’ll be the first man on the moon,
now that’ll be cool.
What if I did the same to Amelia Earhart?
They’ll never know  a man had anything to do with it,
it will be our little secret.
We could hang with Irwin in his prime
just to tease a few crocodiles.
We could commit lese majeste,
let's think who could be so lucky-
Got it!
Let’s run up on Hitler
and shave his moustache,
put it in a bag then amuse a crowd
by nailing it in a larch.
How about freezing time to get a glimpse of Miss Monroe’s bits,
now that’s just violating
forgive my nasty  mentality,
back to the 21st century
which reminds me, look who is in the white house,
if you believe possibilities aren't endless
get your brain cells out that bigoted shell.

So, how about it?
You wanna hit the waves out in Cali,
climb Mount Everest
or pester those faces
popping out of Mount Rushmore,
what’s a trip without a few detours.
How about India?
I can see us outside the Taj Mahal.
China? I can hear the wall’s call.
Air ballooning, bungee jumping,
mountain climbing,
Bays of Fires -
you feel like hiking?
We could go skiing
or bike riding
look out at Lake Tahoe
as we kill that Rim trail
then set sail
to a remote place.

We could do a lot more;
You wanna visit the future
return with a cure
for AIDS, cancer, diabetes
or poliomyelitis.

You feel like being imaginative?
Don’t act so tentative,
we could go see if robots will be destructive
or if Aliens would invade our planet,
or whether humanity has any other reasons to worry,
then return with a time machine
to satisfy the voracious appetite
of these scientists.
So, how about it?

Hey you still got time
you decide,
we could just get off Earth
and go chill on the rings of Saturn;
we got seven continents
and god knows how many other planets
waiting.
I’ll be here packing,
let me know if you coming.

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