#poetry - lottery a-dreamin'

i set a small pile of money on fire
i sit indian style and breathe
the smoke gets me high and dreamy
i imagine i am rich by lottery
my relatives come out of hiding
i tell them they can have money
scholarship money only
i am hated for this a little while
and soon it gets round the newspapers
and then i get fame atop riches
rich man sends family to school
this keeps them all preoccupied
out of my hair that i might pursue
other goals i have thought up
i then engage a test pilot program
call it project pride and progeny
i offer my sperm to lesbian couples