IN A PERFECT WORLD
by THOM KELLAR
In a perfect world”¦
The 4 faces chiseled in Mt. Rushmore
would be Johnny, Kris, Waylon, and Willie
OJ Simpson would be stamping out vanity plates
alongside the unabomber in San Quentin.
every wanna-be Doctor, Priest, and Lawyer, made to watch
Paul Newman in “The Verdict” at least 50 times
and a public school education would include mining the mother lode
of irony found in the life and times of Muhammad Ali
In a perfect world”¦
the Government would find it unnecessary to spend 5o million bucks
trying to prove that the president committed adultery and lied about it.
the NRA would wither up and die due to lack of interest,
It”s army of Lobbyist picked off one by one through random gunfire.
all the camouflaged, soldier of misfortune, pin-headed, good ol” boys
would collectively decide themselves not smart enough to exercise the
right to vote.
And every child would know deep and sustaining Love
from those in charge of their care.
In a perfect world”¦
I could lay all day on the beach
soaking up Pacific Ocean Sun without burning my ass off.
my 1970, Olds F-85, with the 396, would get better gas mileage the
faster I drove it.
like maybe 100 miles per gallon at 100 miles per hour.
there would fantastic, hole in the wall, Mexican food joints on every
street corner.
with plenty of fresh Tortillas, Habeneros, and ice cold Negra Modelo
and “Baby Doll” with the wandering eye, would magically see George
Clooney
every time she looked my way, causing her to re-think monogamy.
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