Joy Ride

knowledge is so amazing

it frees us from

the dungeon

of engaging in our

passing thoughts

as if they are reality

when really all they are

is the sound

of the engine running

it’s like we’re in

the most amazing

automobile and instead

of getting in and going

for a joy ride

we just turn the engine on

and stick our head

under the exhaust pipe

that’s no good

let’s instead get inside

our high performance car

the music and poetry

on its magical radio

that is our true thought

the joy, precision

and excellence of this

most exquisite vehicle

that is our true being

-dalia