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k.b.'s poem of the week  

The Church of Scientology attempts damage control

In the middle of an auditorium
on a couch filled with springs
Tom Cruise jumps up and down
in an attempt to keep the sheep aligned
You love me! You love LRH!, he shouts
The lemmings clap and yell in agreement
His mind control didn't keep Katie
from fleeing to New York City

The Masterson brothers and Jason Lee
float ashtrays and skateboards over
the mesmerized crowd
The lemmings' savings accounts shrink
as checks are tossed onto the stage

The rest of the world just wonders
what ever happened to Jenna Elfman, Isaac Hayes and Anne Archer,
and why Kirstie Alley's enlightened brain
can't lighten her waistline

Meanwhile, the cult's most infamous defector, Jason Beghe
is enlightening people via You Tube
in a new outreach program
Reclaim your brain! Think for yourself!
Or, as it is being called in his honor
The church of You lying, stealing motherfuckers!

(From the chapbook "The Forgotten" and the cd "Point of Departure")




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