doze in biology
i wish i was a red blood cell
delivering others' needs,
a lifelong mission
that lasts one hundred
and twenty days
i wish i was a red blood cell
in all my cowardness;
i may admire the strength and
spirit of the white blood cells nearby
while transporting oxygen on my
daily routine
which bores me
yet happily in the long run
for it does not last
i wish i was a red blood cell
for then i would be essential
at least part of the essential
that people cast their eyes and
minds on rather than a big old
smelly look that reads:
this is the first time i look at you
in the face because you moved, next time
i 'll make sure it's the mouth
of the shotgun i own
i wish i was a red blood cell
then i had nobody
to boss me around like he'd much rather hire
the illegal residents who are paid
twenty cents an hour and work
fourteen hours a day
