{"id":176462470,"date":"2015-12-01T03:45:59","date_gmt":"2015-12-01T09:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/?p=176462470"},"modified":"2015-12-01T03:45:59","modified_gmt":"2015-12-01T09:45:59","slug":"poetry-what-does-your-life-mean-to-a-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/2015\/12\/01\/poetry-what-does-your-life-mean-to-a-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"POETRY: WHAT DOES YOUR LIFE MEAN TO A TREE?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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WHAT DOES YOUR LIFE <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

MEAN TO A TREE?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\/for Ken Devine paraphrasing Jefferson Airplane<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

1.<\/span><\/p>\n

why would anybody want to be a picture\/a snapshot<\/span><\/p>\n

of random confusion masquerading\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

as a 20th century american citizen<\/span><\/p>\n

a guest on montel explaining why, contrary to most<\/span><\/p>\n

males, you masturbate with your left hand<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

we americans watch television more than\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

we watch trees or observe the leaves\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

shaking in the breeze, it would be hip<\/span><\/p>\n

to live life like in a movie is what\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

some of us actually believe\/but dig<\/span><\/p>\n

life is not something you watch\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

from a sitting position with chips & a beer lite<\/span><\/p>\n

life, like music, is a great goodness<\/span><\/p>\n

you birth, be godlike & create<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

2.<\/span><\/p>\n

some one once asked me “what do you do for a living?”<\/span><\/p>\n

“for a living?” i said “hmmmm, well i<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

dream, write<\/span><\/p>\n

make love\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

create, dream, make love<\/span><\/p>\n

every chance i get<\/span><\/p>\n

work, dream<\/span><\/p>\n

make love, help others do the same\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

that’s what i do: work, dream<\/span><\/p>\n

make love\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

to live is to dream, to work\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

to make…”<\/span><\/p>\n

you get the picture?<\/span><\/p>\n

after all life is too hard not to live<\/span><\/p>\n

once given the opportunity<\/span><\/p>\n

plus when you step into tomorrow & dance\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

before ra’s arkestra within the purview\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

of eternity, & your steps are cross-examined, an inquisitor<\/span><\/p>\n

is going to hold up what you did & ask you did you do that<\/span><\/p>\n

& ask you what good is your life to a tree\/cause you know<\/span><\/p>\n

trees are some hip, hip creatures & their wellbeing<\/span><\/p>\n

is the ultimate measure of our passing thru<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

& you better be prepared to answer something besides<\/span><\/p>\n

some shit like “well, i’ll be some good ass<\/span><\/p>\n

fertilizer now that i’m dead…”<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2014kalamu ya salaam<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n

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