To and From the Afterlife

I dont mind the black smog in the open market
We were looking for a place to eat
We found a side alley filled with smoke
The smell of human flesh, carne asada and chorizo on the grill
Look out over the ruins spread across the mountaintops
The murals are beautiful and the skulls are made of sugar and coffee
Beer and weed to drink and smoke on your long journey to and from the afterlife

I dont mind that I thought God would protect you when everyone else was exploiting you
I dont mind that I don't give a Higgs Boson about any gods
I dont mind that you tried to save a rabbit and it bit you
I dont mind that you got a tetanus shot
I dont mind that you didn't tell the doctor what other meds you were on
I dont mind that the tetanus shot didn't work with your medication and you had a seizure
I dont mind that you sat watching tv for 3 months until they turned off the power
I dont mind you wanted the police to carry you out in your recliner
I dont mind that you captured the event on your I- Phone
I dont mind that you took care of a raccoon who knew how to work window locks
Take the lids off jars and get into the kitchen cabinets
I dont mind that the raccoon ate all the hippie food that no one else would touch
I don't mind your ex calling and asking for beer and rent money
I don't mind you having pictures of your ex lovers in the bedroom
I don't mind that you never have any money for us
And I don't mind that I pay for everything
And I don't mind that at age 43 you still live
With your mother and your father and your daughter
And that your still married to your second husband
I don't mind that you kiss boys and girls and flaunt it in front of your daughter
I don't mind that your daughter is a beautiful spoiled brat
Who always gets her way and throws temper tantrums in public places
I don't mind that your ex that you're still married to lives for porn
And sends you 10 hot e mails every day, which you forward to me

I don't mind that you've had 60 different lovers from Lubbock to Slidell
I thought everything was OK
I dont mind when you tell me men are not the answer
Even as your devour them and burp them up in mid sentence
I dont mind when you tell me
What you've learned from men is that you've learned nothing from men
I dont mind that you think men are spoiled, deluded and incapable of sane actions
This is our world
Made by men
I dont mind that your shame comes from using people
I dont mind that you take in 16 year old runaways too drunk
To say no and all too ready for their Kerouac moment
With angel Mommy
I dont mind that you feed them breakfast and give them manicures
Before sending them away - backpacks bulging
With Vienna sausages and
Chili weenies

So burn the incense and eat the bread of the dead
All the ingredients are assembled
Place the fruit and plates and candles and
Flower petals for the souls of the dead to follow you home
It will be beautiful

The black smog over Los Angeles
Looking for a place to eat we found a side alley filled with smoke
The smell of lavender, carne asada and roasting red peppers
Look out over the ruins spread around the freeways
The murals are beautiful and the skulls are made of sugar and coffee
Beer and weed to drink and smoke on your long journey to and from the afterlife