anything full

“anything full

is bound to slim down”

everything null

is met with a frown

anything hot

is certain to cool

everything not

eschew as a rule

anything flat

is bound to arise

everything fat

goes straight to your thighs

anything rough

is certain to smooth

everything tough

from a telephone booth

“in g~d i trust

i am not afraid”

not afraid

to call a spade a spade

in g~d i live

i am not alone

not alone

although i’m on my own

anything good

is bound to be bad

everything could

make you go mad

anything frost

is certain to warm

everything lost

to the heat of the storm

anything stabbed

is bound to deflate

everything grabbed

from your dinner plate

anything shared

is certain to double

everything pared

is looking for trouble

in g~d i trust

i have been relieved

been relieved

of what i don’t believe

in g~d i live

i am full of light

full of light

in all the words i write

in g~d i trust

i have been reclaimed

been reclaimed

by my hebrew name

in g~d i live

i will never die

never die

without an alibi

anything good

is bound to be mine

everything could

work out just fine

anything frost

is certain to melt

everything lost

to the tornado belt

anything stabbed

is likely to bleed

everything grabbed

on a mission of need

anything shared

is certain to bring

everything pared

less threatening

“in g~d i trust

i am not afraid”

not afraid

to live the life i’ve made

in g~d i live

i am not alone

not alone

with love in ev’ry poem

in g~d i trust

i have been reborn

been reborn

into a xian’s scorn

in g~d i live

i will never die

never die

without an alibi

***** (inspired by psalm 56:4 and something i read in the new york times)

24 march 1999/7 nisan 5759 ***10:39pm