Poem: Death by Death's Paces

Death by Death’s Paces

Bad habit, the ears of a rabbit
Bad habit, counting boxes this Sabbath
Bad habit, Sinclair Lewis’ Babbitt

Bad habit, running under trees this thunderstorm
Bad habit, hanging lanterns on a barge
Bad habit, playing Operation with utensils
and an outlet / for bad habits, the celestial discharge

Bad habitat, a residue of this world’s wealth
Bad habit, worn by Judas himself

Bad habit, death by death’s paces
Bad habit, this book of faces
Bad habit, trainspotting St. Peter
Bad habit, drinking another liter

Bad habit, I know and I say
That bad habit dies today