LIFE ON EARTH
OR HOW I LOST MY LUGGAGE
LIFE ON EARTH
OR
HOW I LOST MY LUGGAGE
ATTENTION INTERGALACTIC TRAVELERS!
THE VIP LOUNGE IS NOW OPEN!
YOU CAN RECHARGE YOUR HEMOGLOBIN
THE MARGARITAS, THEY ARE FROZEN
AND FOR MARTIANS THEY’RE TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE.
THE FIRST ROUND’S ON US
THE AIRLINE YOU CANNOT TRUST
SO ENJOY YOUR STAY
BECAUSE YOUR SUITCASES
ARE IN MARSEILLES
OR MAYBE BOMBAY
ALL IS NOT FORSAKEN
YOU MUST SIMPLY TRY THE BACON
OUR GUESTS FROM MARS
INQUIRE OF US IN REGARDS
HOW THIS GLOBE OF OURS
IS MORE THAN JUST AN ORB
UNDER THE STARS.
WE HAVE CORVETTE CARS AND SPORTS BARS
NBA ALL STARS AND HAVANA CIGARS
ELECTRIC GUITARS AND NONSTOP WARS
SAMOVARS AND EINSTEIN’S BRAIN
IN A JAR .
BUT FOR THE TRULY BIZARRE!
POINT YOUR RENT-A-CAR
TO 2300 SOUTHERN BOULEVARD
WHERE AN E.T. CAN BEHOLD
LIFE ON EARTH UNTOLD
BECAUSE AT THE BRONX ZOO
YOU CAN SEE ANIMALS BEAUCOUP
FROM ANACONDAS TO ZEBRAS
THE WONDERS OF OUR PLANET
RIGHT UP YOUR WAZOO
HARK! A TINY FLOWER
WITH THE APPARENT POWER
TO TRAP AND DEVOUR
IN A BUNKER MADE OF LEAVES
A JUICY MEAL OF KILLER BEES
A CREATION OF SUCH UNIQUENESS
A PARADIGM OF FREAKNESS
WE NAMED HER THE FLYTRAP OF THE GODDESS VENUS
BUT THE PUZZLE THAT IS THE PLATYPUS
RHYMES WE DON’T KNOW WHY WITH OCTOPUS
A FURRY DUCK
PLUS A SHARK OTTER AND BEAVER RUN AMUCK
MILK SHE MAKES WHILE SWIMMING
BUT NIPPLES THEY'RE TOTALLY MISSING!
IT MUST BE A CELESTIAL PLAN
HOW A MAMMAL THAT WALKS ON LAND
HATCHES EGGS FROM BETWEEN HER LEGS
SURELY, THIS IS SOMEONE'S JOKE
BECAUSE THE PLATYPUS CAN EVEN
SWIM THE BREASTSTROKE!
FUNNY, YOU LAUGH
BUT JUST WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE
A FUCKING GIRAFFE!
WE’VE GOT IT ALL
CREATURES FROM GREAT TO SMALL
BUT BEHIND THE WONDER OF IT ALL
IS HOW LIFE COMES THROUGH
THE HUMBLE BIRTHING CANAL
THE SLIDE WE ALL RIDE
WHERE HAPPENS THE DIVIDE
FROM ONE COMES TWO
IT CAN HAPPEN IN PLAIN VIEW
UNDER A SHADY BAMBOO, IN A CANOE
EVEN IF YOU ARE GETTING A TATTOO
ON YOUR NECK OF A KANGAROO
'CUZ, EARTHLINGS WE LIKE TO SCREW!
HUMAN REPRODUCTION
IMPERVIOUS TO ALL DEDUCTION
FOREVER IS THE CONUNDRUM
HOW SOMETHING AS BIG AS A PUN'KIN
FITS THROUGH AN ORIFICE
NO BIGGER THAN THE ESOPHAGUS?
ITS THE MIRACLE OF EARTH
THE MARVELS OF CHILDBIRTH
DOMINICAL LEVITICAL
MYTHICAL QUIZZICAL
UNEQUIVOCAL PINNACLE
WE MAY NEVER KNOW
WHAT MAKES ME
AND WHAT MAKES YOU
THAT’S ALL FOR NOW
HERE WE SAY CIAO
WE FOUND YOUR LUGGAGE
GOD KNOWS HOW
About the Creator
L. Erin Giangiacomo
I'm a writer because I can't hold a job and I have no friends. B.A. English Literature, J.D.
Comments (1)
Great poem!