"The Super Bowl Creed" by Chuck Zehring

The Super Bowl Creed

( A Pro Football Player's Prayer)

Yea though I walk through the valley of the

shadows of the billboards of corporate greed,

I shall fear no evil because the lord of competition is with me,

His tax-payer,subsidized, team manager,

doctor, and life-flight helicopter comfort me,

He hath revealead to me that my head is my helmet

and even though an occasional concussion confuseth

me and maketh me lie down in the short green grass of the field,

I shall fear no evil because this involves higher

cognitive functions that are no longer with me,

His pastor's playbook and locker room talks give me courage,

he blesses me with unsubstantiated wealth and fame before my fans,

He has my knees anointed with coritsone,

Only fleeting consciousness and lasting injury

shall follow me all the days of my life,

But I shall fear no evil because upon my death,

I shall dwell in the locker room of my lord forever,

Now let's play ball!

(c) Chuck Zehring

What Does Art Mean to Me: K. Kabasha Griffin-El

What does art mean to me?
If I had my way, Art would be a proper noun
It's much more than a person, place, or thing
Art is universal
Much more than even a global thing
With Art I can travel through the cosmos
And even become a star
I can travel through time
I can even be reborn
I can make a mistake
And create a new slate
I can Cre-ate
With Art I can be the big "G" o d
If it's to be
It's up to me
With Art I can create my own vitality
Reality
Image
Of
Me
Art is an expression of my thoughts, my emotions, my desires
An extension of my all, in all, of the All
Art is my forefathers, my ancestors, my descendants, my progeny
Art is the sperm that swam an acidic sea
Art is that ovum, 50%of me
Art is the earth, the sky, and the sea
The rabbit, the birds, the bees
Art is every perfect imprefection that my flesh eyes have yet to see
Art is everything
That's what Art means to me
(c) K. Kabasha Griffin-El