Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Atomic Bride by, Thomas Sayer Ellis (For Andre Foxxe)

I recently found this poem and I really love it, so I must share:
A good show
Starts in the
Dressing room
And works its way
To the Stage
Close the door
Andre's cross-
dressing, what
A drag. All
The world loves
A bride, something
About those gowns.
A good wedding
Starts in the
Department store
And works its way
Into the photo album.
Close the door.
Andre's tying
The knot, what
A drag. Isn't he
Lovely? All
The world loves
A bachelor, some-
thing about glamour
& glitz, white
Shirts, lawsuits.
A good dog
Starts in the yard
And works its way
Into da house.
Close your eyes,
Andre's wide open.
One freak of the week
Per night, what
A drag. Isn't
He lovely? All
The world loves
A nuclear family,
Something about
A suburban home,
Chaos in order.
A good bride starts
In the laboratory
And works his way
To the church.
Close the door,
Andre's thinking
Things over, what
A drag. Isn't
He lovely? All
The world loves
A divorce, something
About broken vows.
A good war starts
In the courtroom
And works its way
To the album cover.
Close the door,
Andre's swearing in,
What a drag.
Isn't he lovely? All
The world loves
A star witness,
Something about
Cross-examination.
A good drug starts
In Washington
And works its way
To the dancefloor.
Close the door,
Andre's strungout,
What a drag,
Isn't he lovely? All
The world loves
Rhythm guitar.
Something about
Those warm chords.
A good skeleton
Starts in the closet
And works its way
To the top of the charts.
Start the organ.
Andre's on his way
Down the aisle,
Alone, what an encore. All
The world loves
An explosive ending.
Go ahead Andre,
Toss the bouquet.

1 comment:

Margaret said...

I love it,too. There's a glitch in the Author's name here. It's Thomas Sayers Ellis.