Seltzer by Jim Carroll
Seltzer
1.
Here is my room, smiling like a forest
of navels yet, in secret,
so sad and filthy.
2.
breathe deep enough and we are possessed.
breathe again and we will be gone.
3.
the best thing about today
is the idea of tomorrow
we will go on a picnic.
4.
who can argue with 6000 swallows
flying from a single cloud,
like joy.
5.
when we die we might see the Virgin Mary
sitting before the father, the son, and the Holy Ghost
right now I'll settle for you
with your bra unhooked (under a tree)
on the Staten Island ferry.
1.
Here is my room, smiling like a forest
of navels yet, in secret,
so sad and filthy.
2.
breathe deep enough and we are possessed.
breathe again and we will be gone.
3.
the best thing about today
is the idea of tomorrow
we will go on a picnic.
4.
who can argue with 6000 swallows
flying from a single cloud,
like joy.
5.
when we die we might see the Virgin Mary
sitting before the father, the son, and the Holy Ghost
right now I'll settle for you
with your bra unhooked (under a tree)
on the Staten Island ferry.