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The Boy With The Sun In His Pocket

S. K. Kelen

You may be if you laugh at yourself
accept the sky has its own significance
and is not waiting for your interpretation
and metaphor.

Possibly, after a lengthy discussion
with shadows so involved a cigarette
burns the fingers.

Perhaps when happiness comes after anger
and you’ve accidentally thrown ecstasy
in the garbage bin you’ll create the perfect cliché.

And then one day, might ride the future
like a motorbike to glory.
© S. K. Kelen. All rights reserved.
From The Gods Ash Their Cigarettes | Makar, 1978
Reprinted by permission of the author.
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