I sometimes paint
I’m a poet and a patriot
but I sometimes paint
though I make no claims
for my artistic skills
I simply try to lay down
the colours and shapes
of the words I carry around
in my head along with
whatever energies
I can bring to bear
If I was a painter
I would strive to be
a de Kooning or
a Jackson Pollock
or wherever the action is
but there’s no hope
of that so relax
it’s Saturday
and my mind’s on
the walk we are about
to take over the river to Spitalfields
to try a Philadelphia
cheese steak sandwich
and on Sunday
I will be watching the Superbowl
and cheering on the Eagles
even though I have
only the vaguest
understanding of the game :
it’s just not my game
John Lyons