why are roses
red?

why not?

............

man goes to doctor
waits in operating room
makes following notes:

5,000 scalpels
2 million band-aids
20 lbs gauze
100 gallons hydrogen peroxide
300 gallons alcohol
1 million Q-tips
2,500 clamps
1 big saw.

man hears patients
in next room:
"hahaha," they say.

man sneaks out back door
of doctors' office
drives down street,
says, "I feel better already!"

(ji bo, 2009)

.................

her eyes
moon round
like headlights
on wayward goose.

(neckbone, 2008)

..........

the only thing
to compete with -
Time.

............

technicolor dream,
ghost appears
says, "write this down."

dreamer wakes up
writes:

"is tree more
than collection
of leaves?"

"is cloud
more than collection
of water?"

"is human being
more than collection
of thoughts?"

(ji bo, 2009)

.............