Levity Nine Ways

(Ha Ha Ha) x 3

photo by Adam Hammer

The Credit Game

Everybody fighting for
the best score
all so when they
borrow the money 
to buy the things they
need to pretend they 
can afford the life they
believe they 
deserve, the 
bank will offer
a little more lube.

Wisdom

They say you gotta read to be successful.
Then, you go to the library
and it’s just homeless people
thumbing through the classics 
stinking the place up.
But, at closing time,
they grab their rags, 
and grocery bags,
and return to their 
boxes under the bridge
to live like Diogenes -
who, even Alexander the Great admired.
So, I guess success is subjective. 

All Figured Out

Son: Dad, I’m gonna be a comedian. 
Dad: Sure son. But go to college. Have a back up plan. 
Son: Sure thing, Dad. I’ll go to film school. 
Dad: Uh. OK. Well, have a backup plan for college too, then. 
Son: No problem. If things don’t work out, I can become a homeless alcoholic. 
Dad: Sounds like you’ve got it all figured out. 

Messiah

You can’t spell Messiah
without M…