Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
April 27, 2026

Reincarnation

"...No longer a dishwasher at the House of Pancakes..."

Reincarnation

Next life I will be a little higher on the pecking order.
No longer a dishwasher at the House of Pancakes,
or Ricky's All Day Grill, or Sunday night small dog thief.
I will evolve into the Prince of Bullfrogs, crickets don't bother,
swamp flies don't bother me -- I eat them. Alligators I avoid.
I urinate on lily pads mate across borders, continents at will.
Someone else from India can wash my dishes locally for me.
Forward all complaints to that religious office of Indian affairs.






Article © Michael Lee Johnson. All rights reserved.
Published in the August 14, 2017 issue .
Image(s) are public domain.
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