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There is someone
on the moon
only it's not a man but a woman
a funny lady
who could
take a joke and make a joke
who appreciates a good laugh
I think it's
Alice
from the Honeymooners
who when Ralph got upset and threatened
You're goin' to the moon, Alice
actually did
poor Alice
how
will she get back home
the Honeymooners are all gone
those big blond furniture
TV consoles
turned into dainty flat screens
dials into remotes
we
don't laugh much anymore
but back then we laughed a lot
enjoying the simple
humor of a couple
the trials of a husband and wife
trying to make it
fighting
each other
but fighting for something we all wanted
a better life
making
up at the end with a kiss and a hug
that America is lost
but we're
still here
watching reruns and
laughing at those Honeymooners
that
line about Alice
goin' to the moon
how real it was
and so funny
4
people in a single room
just a bare table and 4 chairs
making us laugh
with easy humor
they were so much like us
that's why we laughed
can you look at the moon
and not think of Alice?
if Ralph was here he
would see her
and sentimentally smile
we know
he loved
her deep down
even though
they
fought like cats and dogs
and despite the fact
he sent her to the moon
every Saturday night at 8pm
a make-believe marriage
that
was real to us
and still is.
© d.knape
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