as a holistic being
living in a body mass
index that is
ultimately bio-degradable
I am banking on
the possibility
that I am also
a spirit guided
by light and
tempted by
red-hued
darkness
and I demand to
be honored
like a father
and cherished
like a miracle
baby born
in a taxi
and I too
am
entitled to
share in the
enchanted
forest fire
of love
for I am
fortified
by all
the essential
nutrients
and it
is not unreasonable
for me to suppose
I have good reason
to be here

—Ivan Jenson