Between the Sand and the Stars
Milton P. Ehrlich
There are no easy ways
to not get blown away:
Take off your old pajamas
and take a Beretta shotgun
out from under your bed.
Climb up the tallest tree
and grab a bolt of lightning
in the next thunderstorm.
Use it to knock on the door
between heaven and earth.
Ask for a safe place to hide
before the stars disappear
in the heat of the sun’s rays.
If life on earth is ending,
I don’t want to be there
if and when it happens.
Milton P. Ehrlich
There are no easy ways
to not get blown away:
Take off your old pajamas
and take a Beretta shotgun
out from under your bed.
Climb up the tallest tree
and grab a bolt of lightning
in the next thunderstorm.
Use it to knock on the door
between heaven and earth.
Ask for a safe place to hide
before the stars disappear
in the heat of the sun’s rays.
If life on earth is ending,
I don’t want to be there
if and when it happens.