Money Matters

money matters

like monkey bladders 

splatter dumbly

onto any humble mumbler's

tattered mental jumble

Gospel

Last night a coward visited me

in a dream. 

He told me how to approach life.

I asked him

Silently first, then aloud:

How can you teach 

while being such a fool?

I felt aggressive and assertive

but he deserved it.

spittle whiplash

i think about spitting out

this thick and clinging gout

lingering in my throat.

And immediately hence

i consider the thoughts 

of each person in earshot;

whether or not 

i make myself better, healthier in public 

for fear of turning someone off.