Detailed Altered View of the Map of the Territory

Detailed Altered View of the Map of the Territory

 Detailed Altered View of the Map of the Territory -- collag4e by douglas brent smith

small not invisible

what i really hate is

waiting twelve minutes for the bus

and watching someone who's

only waited one minute squeeze

onto the bus ahead of

the rest of us


what i also hate is being the sixth person in line

when they open a new line

and the seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth

people get ahead of me


small problems, yes

still aggravating i guess

like an endless trip

a relentless drip


stop! pause! stay here because:


what i really love is

knowing that i am loved

and living in that love

and with so much love

what else matters?



-- douglas brent smith 

a truly eccentric person

image: gold now gold then by doug smith


the room changes

they enter

eyes turn heads turn new flows

over flow


a truly eccentric person looking

perfectly normal

now

we rely on that

until

that ready - steady rock - solid

presence presents change

smiling at you: in on it

lifting a secret door as

we wonder how do they know?


touching every single person

in the room

on the arm on the shoulder on the

top of the head on the lips!


opening the gates of possibility

inevitably

eccentric


 

uncle grant

photo: doug smith


uncle grant -- can't can't chant

pay now pay - for what we say

uncle chuck - can't trust your luck

tell us true - what do you do?


what's the price? the thought is nice

lift the lid? that's what we did

sign right here - and here, and here

grant three wishes - charity cheer


freestyle lifestyle paid with tax

scoop the art until it cracks

uncle grant grant us one wish

serve it up nonprofit dish


we will write your favorite book

paint your piece a proper look

film the scene that lights you up

fill the ever empty cup


uncle grant let's find the spin

show us how to cash it in.



-- douglas brent smith