New Poetry

Communication With Children

Communication with children is
A drowning scream for help
Beneath gallons of contaminated waters.

It is Bill Clinton’s, “I did not have sex with that woman.”

It is the banner waving wildly on the USS Lincoln
“Mission Accomplished.”

Communication with children is
The picture in the dictionary of
The tail wagging the dog.

It is a “Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius.”

It is the motto of the Chicago Police Department:
“To serve and protect.”

Communication with children is
The protection of a tree during
A lightening storm.

It is the unopened parachute with a small stain.

It is running with scissors on ice.

Communication with children is
The voice of eternity saying
“This hurts me more than you.”

It is the pure ecstasy of a needle in the eye.

It is the red heat of a bleeding hemorrhoid.

Communication with children is
A double fudge brownie, whipped cream topping,
Smothered with rich, velvety, chocolate ice cream―

For a diabetic.