I saw Heaven

Jesus was there

            He was driving a race car

                        Believe it or not

Always heard,

            He’s a man of many talents

Alice kneeled to a caterpillar

                        Who sat with cylinder in hand

Resting on his mushroom

            She seemed to pray to him

Asking for forgiveness

                        For the ceremonies

Of a silent mind

            We laughed like animals

                        Poised, yet uncontrollable

A noise so unforgettable

            Grins burning a hole

In the cheeks               

Almost in shock

            From the sockets in the sky

Streaming energy into our souls

            It is not within

The scope of words

                        But rather

            Like the sound of God’s voice

Glances dance around

                        From the belly of the bird

            When you are inside the clouds

And looking out

            At a connection to existence

Left in total euphoric amazement

                        The brain slows to a halt

Each member stops and stands

            No matter their location

Taking notice

                        Of something so beautiful

            To the senses

That there’s no longer fences

                        But cloudless terrain

Taken

            Like a grain of salt

We drove back to town

            Before we stopped laughing

Dodging the draft

            Of innocence

Simply saw the aftermath of boredom

                        An atmosphere of design

Built around intellectual interpretation

Left us wiser, happier, weightless almost

            One more reason

                        To die a happy man

Maybe then I’ll stumble

            Upon a brush

And paint a few clouds myself