Somewhere in the forest of the Jewel Basin
I found myself facing strange and invasive notions
that America needs Pericles
that Microsoft should manufacture guns
that Gandalf and Nietzsche should go on Rogan
that I should be a forest ranger
I made it a point to heavily breathe in
the forest, the dust, the wildfire smoke
and to observe the behavior of these scrappy rodents
who don't really have much to go off of
but still, it seems to me that they're crushing it
at least, as far as the numbers go
mental patients, drug abusers, and schools drop-outs
among the ranks of which I suppose I do belong
these humans, cats, rats , and untold numbers of insects
but in spirit, I think I identify with birds.
Muskego Brown 