On the day they legalized weed

for Kelp

On the day they legalized weed

finally

after decades of lobbying

I bought the company stock

because weed grows like weeds

and stalks grow in the sunshine

and even if money doesn't grow

on trees (as they say)

a mind works

metaphorically

and I imagined a lush garden 

and beauty

and that I'd become rich

from all the potheads getting high

as the government collected its taxes

and everyone would be happy

(from the potheads to the bureaucrats)

and so would I 

cause this time 

I didn't miss the bus,

the train hadn't left the station,

the ship hadn't left port

without me onboard

and for once

I didn't feel alone.