Beat People
if beat people were the world
man-high speakers
would line the walls
there would be
jazz for everyone
cool and multiphonic
if beat people were the world
there would be lots of poetry
most of it very bad
berets and cheesy goatees
and long existential novels
would never go out of style
if beat people were the world
coffeehouses and bookstores
and cinemas would prosper
there would be
espresso in little china cups
and good smoke for everyone
the coolest sunglasses
would be from the goodwill
and all of our pads
would be a bit dirty
with mattresses on the floor
we dig it that way, man
if beat people were the world
it would always be night
with a cool-warm breeze
blowing wild
down the city streets
the perfect neon night
to groove on your senses
satori for everyone
and pass that jug of wine.
Appeared in Retro Spec