Change

A simple rant against the idea of change

Outside the bell curve

is the land of the outliers,

that is where I live,

that is where I call home,

that is where I choose to be,

because why must I conform,

must I follow the social norms

that everybody so easily follows

without query, without question?

 

At some point, Stalin's view

became the norm and he

promised change and I

don't trust anybody that

promises change of any kind

 

Unless, it comes in a sack

with a dollar sign and is

heavier than a sledgehammer

 

If that leader promises

that kind of change, I

can knock him over if

he fails to deliver on

another set of promises

 

Because the human condition

is constant, everlasting, the

shortcomings never cease

 

As Carlin once said, garbage in, garbage out

 

As Byrne once said, it's the same as it ever was

 

Empirical fact, based on repeated observation

 

Need more be said?

Reviews

[...]

. these words sting ... and yet bring a strange sort of comfort to the outlier ... i dropped out of the bell curve in 2008 ... and if you really ask me ... i don't regret it ... and it's true that leaders don't know anything ...

[Rene Velez]

wise words in trying times...I like "Unless, it comes in a sack with a dollar sign and is heavier than a sledgehammer" yes I like that kind of change too.

[Tasha]

This was a great rant Kenneth. We all need to rant about something every one once in a while. Still a wonderful write.
♥ Ta'Shandra