ELEPHANT'S GRAVEYARD

WHEN I WAS A BOY

IN THE DIM RECESSES OF HISTORY

SPONSORED BY TARZAN

AND GREAT WHITE HUNTER MOVIES

THAT THERE WAS A PLACE

WHERE ELEPHANTS WENT TO DIE

IF FOUND

IT WOULD BE A RICH FIND

BECAUSE THERE WOULD BE MUCH IVORY

IT WAS NEVER FOUND

IT DIDN’T EXIST

BUT WHAT DOES EXIST

IS THIS HOSPITAL WAITING ROOM

WHERE GATHER

THE HALT AND LAME

THE VISIBLE SICK

THE

I WONDER WHAT’S WRONG WITH HIM

THOSE WHO EYES ARE BRIGHT WITH LIGHT

THOSE WHOSE EYES SEE DISTANT SHORES

BUT FEW OF THEM WANT TO DIE

I’M REMINDED OF B-17S

WHICH CAME BACK FROM MISSIONS

SHOT UP

WOUNDED INSIDE

OIL LEAKING

ENGINE STALLED

BUT MAKING IT TO BASE

NOT ALL

BUT NO LACK OF TRYING

SO THERE IS NO GRAVEYARD HERE

BUT A PLACE

WHERE WE ASK THE HEALING ANGEL

TO HELP THE DOCTOR

NURSE

TECHNICIAN

CLERGY

HELP US MAKE IT BACK TO BASE