Humpty Dumpty

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Humpty Dumpty

Humpty Dumpty was an egg,

Who was desperate to get laid!

But, he didn't have sexual parts,

For no rooster, had fertilized him!

Anguished, he rolled himself right off the counter!

Preferring, dying a meaningless death on a floor!

To never actually having a chance to live it up!

To being cracked, fried, and summarily eaten!

The eleven remaining eggs were all appalled!

Upon witnessing, his most ghastly demise!

Horrified in turn, each averted their eyes!

Only to realize upon raising their gazes!

They were still on the breakfast menu!

And, all too often, life just isn't fair!

Fear is the mind killer that destroys!

Fear is the little death, in each of us!

Eating some alive from the inside out!

When the real dangers remain without!

Like cancer spreading through the body;

Like bacteria, cultured inside rotten eggs,

Running around yelling the sky is falling!

Easily avoided pointless personal bullshit,

Or really bad habits growing like a fungus!

That should never be allowed to just fester!

The kind, that we inevitably come to regret!

Usually the sooner its dealt with the better!

For it frequently drives us to fear the worst!

To freeze up, or overreact at the wrong time!

Kicking ourselves in the a*s, for being stupid.

By facing our fears, we make them disappear,

By listening to our hearts, we overcome them!

When our fears themselves become bad habits;

Our desires may grow, like weeds in any lawn!

We all want to alleviate them anyway we can!

Comforting ourselves as if we were two people,

Pretending to soothe our suffering like a mama,

Words becoming bullshit whenever money talks;

To those still listening to their fears and desires!

To those with no love and courage in their heart!

To those never taught, that they can Just Say No!

To those incapable of communicating with others,

Insisting the dictionary, is just never good enough;

Money can't buy happiness but it sure doesn't hurt!

While ranting, that their politics are never personal,

Pounding upon anyone who just happens to disagree,

Knowing it is easy to inspire, enough fears and desires,

To discourage many from even trying to save themselves!

Frank Herbert