Doublemint Gum

By Jim Daniels

Doublemint Gum
Two, two, two mints in one

I had trouble figuring that slogan out
and yet they wanted me to believe
in three, three, three gods in one.
And that they kept their flavor

forever and lived somewhere far
from Cavity Land. And one
was a bird. And one was born
with no fucking involved.

And that we ate his body and drank
his blood. And the third guy was
all cloud and bluster like a drug–
addicted game–show host.

My grandmother had false teeth
but at least she shared her sugary gum.