not quite april fools

now who's laughing?

Peace is a lie, there is only passion.
Through passion, I gain strength.
Through strength, I gain power.
Through power, I gain victory.
Through victory, my chains are broken.
-code of the sith

i didn't plan on writing tonight,
but then there's a lot in my life
i never etched out on a thinkpad
better to let the whims
of the great magnet direct the energies.
there were so much promise
that i once again
lost in empty liquor bottles
and hours of internet porn.
sometime
i would like to dress in a white suit
and spend the afternoon
sipping bourbon on a porch.
no deal is raw
no one is favored or blessed.
i look out upon my wasted kingdom
a fool's paradise
of outdated electronic gizmondadry,
scratched up dvd discs,
and the ruins of projects
not beyond my grasp
but merely my enthusiasm:
the weight bench i throw
dirty clothes upon couples
with the freeweights gathering dust
beneath the coffee table
ladened with junk mail and half-read paperbacks.
the violin entombed in its case
untuned and slipping further into paranoia
because some day
someone will beg the emperor
to show off his new clothes.
the unfinished autobiography
stowed away in the cabinet
because it's been five years
since i've realized
i haven't done a damn thing
noteworthy enough
to offer up to the ages.
we are all paychecks
to those unblinded
by the green, red and yellow
music notes
our clumsy fingers can't pluck.
should i join my fellow christians
in the mundane of tuesday,
or drink wine from a goat's skin
while i find myself in an orgy
making love to the sun?

Reviews

[Samson J. Krupnik]

I agree, goat products are becoming more popular as the push for locally produced, organic goods rises. New goat farms are sprouting up all over the place, it's totally insane! Some people complain, but not me. No sir! I like goats. They're craggy with lots of personality.

[Legion]

Eat, drink and be merry. This was an interesting read. All things are worthy of the pages of your life. Some more so than others, but none are pointless or useless. We learn from each one in some form or fashion. Great write. Now, tomorrow, drink from that goat skin and do so each day that follows. Live!