Poetry Corner

"Another Indiana Jones movie?"

A series of poems new and old

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Another Indiana Jones movie?

there's a little boy watching Indiana Jones
three baby teeth are loose - for each movie he pulls one
I want to grab him by the shoulders and say
no kid, the future isn't friendly robots and flying cars
it's an injection every week to keep her at bay
then every four months to keep the doctor away
it's days praying the sky will be blue again soon
and nights crying for all the lives lost 
it's rich men exploding in the ocean or in the sky
while the rest of us suffocate just trying to get by
The Jetsons were a fantasy and Back to the Future wishful thinking
and they never did make another Jaws movie again
but I guess there's another Indie flick, Harrison Ford swinging back in
I'm not telling you this to give up hope
only that you'll have more teeth to pull