FROM THE ASHES OF DISASTERS GREAT FORESTS WILL RISE

FROM THE DISASTROUS ASHES COME BOX OFFICE SMASHES

FROM THE AFTERMATHS OF CRASHES COME UNPRECEDENTED ROMANCES AND CRAZY SPIRALING TAXES

IF YOU’RE LUCKY YOU WILL SEE IT THROUGH IF YOU’RE BLESSED YOU’LL GET IT DOWN

IF YOU’RE NOT YOU COULD DIE THE GODS GOT DESIGN THE GODS GOT MERCURY IN THEIR EYES

FIRES LEVEL FORESTS BOMBS BLAST BUILDINGS

LIFE IS RESILIENT THINGS GROW IN THE FRINGES

THIS WORLD WILL RISE UP FAST AND JOLT YOU AWAKE WHETHER YOU’RE READY TO WAKE OR NOT

AND I HOPE IT ALL SHAKES

I HOPE IT ALL SHAKES

I HOPE IT ALL SHAKES OUT FOR YOU

BUT I KNOW OH I KNOW

SOMETIMES

FROM THE ASHES OF DISASTERS GREAT FORESTS WILL RISE

KEITH NILES is a Los Angeles based poet. He is the impresario of the infamous “Little Joy Open Mike.” Some of the mayhem can be found here.