Lighten Up

I laugh at masters

And deadlines

Navajo white walled

Dives and marriage

Gibberheads and blockheads

Lines, forms, parades

Designated occasions

Cosmic shell games

I double down sideways

On preachers and plaintiffs

Drenched in hysteria

They send me to the floor

Lighten up dummy

I laugh with you

Not at you

David Burdett

12/31/2021