THERE'S ONLY SO MANY CHAIRS YOU CAN STAND ON

THERE'S ONLY SO MANY CHAIRS YOU CAN STAND ON

  susan ambrosino

The opponents will start on the first day,

everyone else will come later,

strife and conflict is much more interesting.

Black against white, the Bible fisting it out with the Koran,

red and blue states a culture clashing spectrum.

Don't let them get away with anything,

talk about it, make it into something,

keep your chin up and stand your ground,

you have god on your side if not the entire population.

What if the Chinese were to take your place.

You've always been on top of the heap.

How will you find yourself if no one sees you.

We could all go back to Africa, or the Garden of Eden,

revisit the sedimentary layer, the rock of fossilhood, infancy.

Your husband has no explanation. He looks at you and sees a child.

Your thoughts keep coming back to kind conversations, all the smiling,

the rushing up to get more gravy, passing the pitcher of iced tea,

the talk about weddings, grandchildren.

What if that mouse comes back, roams freely around the house.

There's only so many chairs you can stand on.

Psychological atmospheres, national tendencies, international

reactions and whether there is peace or war, globally or

at home in the kitchen.

There's only so many chairs you can stand on.