mercredi, avril 06, 2005

How far is heaven?
Is it behind the Denny's?
Is it in the want ads next to the Executive Assistants section?
How far is it, exactly?
Is it next to Azerbaijan?
Is it a former Soviet socialist republic? If in kilometers, please provide conversion metric.
How far is heaven?
Did it get thrown out with yesterday's headlines? Is it sitting in the trash next to the orange peels and juice-speckled Saran wrap?
How far is it, would you say?
Can I walk there? Could I jog it? Would you say it's a lifestyle option, or just a trend like the grapefruit diet?
How far is heaven?
Is it farther than Mexico?
Did some Mexican steal it and ship it to Belize where it's now accessible to the adventurous traveler who still likes to be pampered?
Does it have wheelchair access?
How far is heaven?
Does it have a nice view?
Did it fall into a crack behind a soda machine?
Did some grubby kid pick it up and stick it in his pocket with a half-eaten gobstopper? Will it fade in the wash?
How far is heaven?
Should I get out my hiking gear?
Do I need to bring my own pillow?
Do you have twice daily turn-down service?
How far is heaven? Should I Mapquest it? Can I stop by on my lunch hour or will I have to take a whole day off? Do you have any brochures?
Do you sponsor press trips?
How far is heaven?
Do you have any recommendations from satisfied clients?
Have you employed state-of-the-art security measures? Do you have wireless?
How far is heaven?
Is it owned by GE?
Does it get belly-button lint?
Do you have a customer service number?
Would you be interested in partnering with Starbucks?
How far is heaven? Do you serve those mini martinis?

Please let me know via e-mail.

5 Comments:

Blogger Sonya said...

LOVE this post. LOVE.

8:01 PM  
Blogger Sylvana said...

I'm not big on poetry, but I like this one!

4:34 AM  
Blogger Isaac Carmichael said...

Heaven...you're soaking in it. (It's not as great as the pictures make it look)

7:56 PM  
Blogger R. said...

it's not poetry (but thank you). it just looked all MUSHED when i wrote it in a paragraph.

1:03 AM  
Blogger Sylvana said...

It really could be a poem; this type is called "free verse". It was popular with the beatniks of the 50s and has had a recent ressurgence in today's intellectual groups (the new beatniks?)
Sorry, didn't mean to get all Cliff Claven on you.

4:54 AM  

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