I'd Rather Be

I’D RATHER BE

I’d rather be a handful of ashes

than a truckload of dust.

I’d rather be unknown

Than be a big bronze bust.

I’d rather be a blazing comet

Than a chilly moon.

I’d rather be a mountain lake

Than a city lagoon.

I’d rather be summer shower

Than a mighty monsoon.

I’d rather be too late

Than too soon.

I’d rather be a spermatozoon

Than a spittoon.

I’d rather be a knife

Than a spoon.

I’d rather be a sleep

Than a swoon.

But of all the things I’d rather be

I’d rather be with you.

About the poet:

Clinton Van Inman

Clinton Van Inman is one of the  beat generation of poets. Clinton works as a high school teacher in Hillsborough County, Florida.  Clinton is a graduate of San Diego State University and was born in England.