Manners
P’s and Q’s.
We hear about do’s
and don’ts.
Where’s my five
dollars a man screams out the bus window.
The kid sending his
father off to the mines,
Says look in your box.
Don’t look past the
future.
We should name our
children after gods, prophets and philosophers.
Not cars, cereal or
carnal pleasures.
Flip flop for a
second.
Hold my hand.
Grow old with me she
says softly.
Leave me alone she
screams.
It’s over we know.
Ride free, flip the
handle bars of life and pop a superman.
We know some of us
struggle.
Who said you get a fighting chance.
Think about it
You could have been somewhere else.
Today is the best
time to be born.
Mind your manners.
You could have been
snuffed out.
Hold your hand out
and shout.
Don’t be too proud to
give away those five dollars.
You might need it
down the road.