musings from a tortured poet
When
passions bore us
people understand Elizabethan
Warren Buffet files for bankruptcy
caffeine sedates
Bob Dylan stops writing songs
confidence cringes
men deem cowardice a virtue
those easily vanquished terrorize us
grateful relatives steal from us
clean air chokes us
lovers rage, cheat, and get in our face
unselfish friends prove self-centered
loyal dogs bite
cats who snuggled reject us
safe houses quake
birds spit out our water
fresh meat tastes rancid
expensive meals waste time and money
beauty wrinkles
sturdy roofs sag
curious eyes no longer read
comedians who made us laugh offend us
hours spent building muscles lead to wheelchairs
smiles of grandchildren disappear
heroes lose
winners cheat
books no longer inform us
people stop posting pictures of themselves on social media
permanent begins to temporize
religions lose faith
cancers invade like Mongol hordes
wise men follow snake handlers
men pay whores to leave them alone
existentialists no longer exist
virtuous women sin
sinners create new moralities
what floated sinks
ripe rots
Jesus, Buddha, and Mohammed appear and tell us that they are only myths
Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Mick Jagger, and Keith Richards all die on the same day
someone discovers Benjamin Franklin’s kite
Donald Trump tells the truth about something
Ted Cruz goes to Cancun and stays there only to die of a melanoma
Someone finds Greg Abbott’s body wrapped in razor wire
RFK, Jr. gets vaccinated
Vladimir Putin accidentally dies from drinking poison intended for someone else
homeless live in McMansions
billionaires feed the hungry dinner every night
wisdom, once our temple of hope and tranquility, defrauds us
Jesus comes back, takes a look around and says, “Fuck it, Dude. Let’s go bowling.”
God appears driving a beat-up Buick with Marilyn Monroe in the passenger’s seat and says, “Just kidding! There is more than one of me. I really don’t care how many gods you worship. Moses lied.”
America is a land of sanctuary and not detention centers