[MD] Platt's Point

[Gene M]

On 7/16/06, Case <Case at ispots.com> wrote:
>
> Platt's point wakes up in a world that keeps
> Its horizons close to the vest.
> It could reach out and touch the setting sun
> But that might burn, if not a finger, then
> Another holy hole in Platt's point's holey Whole.
>
> Platt's point's near horizon is made
> Of Swiss cheese
> He spends his intellectual capital on sun block
> And Foster Grant wrap-arounds
> Platt's point has dead bolts on
> The Doors of Perception
> Platt's point buys flu shots
> On the AM band
>
> Platt's point staggers down the street.
> Too weak to defend itself
> Terrified of Others
> Immoral hippies and followers of Allah
> Christians and communists
> I, Me, Mine against Them.
> Platt's point has no one to lean on.
> Platt's point has nothing to support itself.
>
> But when Platt's point stumbles, it is safe
> It does not have enough weight to draw it to the ground
> When Platt's point bumps its head, Nothing is disturbed
> The Ironworkers eating lunch on the beam dangling
> In Platt's point's eye are just another mote to him.
>
> Platt's point is a tune stuck in its own head
> Endless "Turkey in the Straw"
> Platt's point knows that if you can sing well
> Sing loud, clap your hand and stomp your feet
> Platt's point is a one man band teaching
> Bypassers how to walk faster
>
> Walk on, Case.


Delightful.

-Gene