Crate: The MFA Journal at UMass Amherst

The Powerful Society

April 5, 2008 · Leave a Comment

I bought an umbrella and it rained. 

I bought a car and they built a road.

I bought a door and I won a house.

When I stole my lunch

The owner of the cafeteria died. 

When I visited his grave

The wind untied my shoelaces

And arranged them into a white rose,

And I left it for a tip. 

The leaves that fell from the stem

Bought me another car

And the powers that be paved my way.

When I looked out my office window

I thought to phone you and tell you

But you rung me first to profess your love

And that was how we settled it. 

Jono Tosch

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