Some Haikus
A lot of people I know think all poetry is aloof and pretentious, so I wrote these down-to-Earth, practical haikus to show them otherwise. While reading them, keep in mind they lost something when I translated them from my original Japanese draft.
Employees must please
Before returning to work
Wash their goddamn hands
A bed, forks, knives, gas
These and other pictographs
At exit fourteen
Inside on page three
One may learn the latest from
Brangelina’s baby
Be warned, the subway
Contains a hidden peril
So please, mind the gap
Yes, that may be so
But if you think about it — wait
What was I saying?
Twentysomething male
Seeks companion for long walks
And please, no fatties
Beyond these closed doors
No man dare pass, for there lies
The women’s bathroom
Its days here numbered
This milk is doomed to expire
May Fifth of this year
In the coming days
Opportunity may strike
If you’re a Leo
Say, are those moon pants?
Cause your ass is terrific
Now that’s a haiku!
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