Nothing

By Thomas Caterer

I was in a club called DEF in Japan
I tried talking to the barmaid about death
She asked why I was thinking about that
I replied I always am
I thought of a friend from way back when
I can’t think of anything profound to say about it now
He should be here
He’s not
Well, I see all these young dancing people
The kids are happy
That makes me happy
French kissing and vibrant sexual energy
Who could ever want to hurt them?
I want to protect them
I think of those who’d want to hurt them
and feel angry
They, like us all, are children of god
Manifestations of the divine
and they may not know it yet
but bless them, they are so afraid
We are all here in our ape shape
Beings of consciousness
Siblings in the cosmos
Let us choose love and compassion
I think of my friend, gone too soon
I have nothing profound to say about it
I have nothing