Sunday, May 3, 2020
Tell me what you really think
There goes one more
. . . Who knows what they're thinking . . .
Drifting down the road
spokes twirling
pedals rotating
fifteen miles per hour
while wearing a stupid mask
Did you hear that?
. . . There goes another . . .
making a left turn
after a stop sign
blasting music so loud
that they can't hear a hole in their muffler
and the driver is wearing a stupid mask
And did you see that lady
on Instagram
selling crochet'd masks?
She might as well be wearing a sock
with holes and a coffee filter
over her stupid face
Oh, there goes another
and another
and another
jogging, driving, biking
while wearing stupid masks
Wow, another blissful wanderer
walking their dog
down the sidewalk
pausing and veering
to keep two yards away
from another idiot wearing a stupid mask
who also is walking their dog
which is wearing its own custom-made stupid mask
The Theorist
Who can be trusted?
And who exactly are "they"
behind the scenes,
planning and attending meetings,
writing the script?
Why should I trust what "they" say,
whoever they were on Thursday?
And what's the difference between what "they" say
and what "they" determine?
How does anyone know if such reported hearsay is true?
And so what if they made one determination,
but are still investigating another?
How can people not see this smoke over here and those mirrors over there?
And why are they using the generic term, "coronavirus," at this time?
Isn't that the most unspecific and slippery description available?
And isn't the flu, by classification, also the coronavirus?
How is that even meaningful?
And why should anyone trust
a report about how it was not made or modified?
Are these journalists so inept that they have overlooked
who owns its patents?
And what about all of the medical research,
and the data about its modifications?
Why does it matter if it came into contact with people
through an accident at a Chinese lab?
And why all that specific verbiage used to describe it?
Why report it as an accident?
And why is it, all of a sudden,
politically correct to shift public attention
and potential blame to the "Chinese lab"?
Why frame such speculation as though Trump was its primary source?
And who are the alleged "aides" of his, who are also culpable?
Why should anyone trust assertions by mainstream media,
their Hollywoodesque accusers?
And doesn't this shifty rhetoric look strategically planted
to discuss and coordinate
what will be reported nationwide
for all to see and for how it will likely be viewed
so the public knows exactly who they can trust?
Saturday, May 2, 2020
Hourglass
This great mystery
I have been allowed to know
I have been allowed to know
this sublimely incalculable figure
Its stability
its practicality
it's inviting me
it's inviting me
It's attentive
to detail
to detail
to simplicity
to order
This glass
is stunning
is stunning
in time
in motion
every minute of every hour
Once molten
and now cool
its pair of bulbs
connected vertically
by a slender, toned neck
teasing with perfection
Once molten
and now cool
its pair of bulbs
connected vertically
by a slender, toned neck
teasing with perfection
Everything has its place
with it
no batteries are needed
all it asks for
is a little guidance
a turn over here
a turn over there
Its gentle, steady, reliable flow
from top to bottom
is beyond understanding
and most glorious
and most glorious
every grain
every mark
every freckle is gold
every mark
every freckle is gold
an inner alchemy of divinity
Thursday, April 30, 2020
Conversational Jonah
Imagine
Jesus standing
beside your shoulder
beside your furtive glance
God is with you
like a toothache
life
without what
would make you feel
vulnerable, exposed
testing and training your let go muscles
without
what in your life
would you feel
humbled, silenced
Test and train
your let go muscles
unrestrained
I wish my voice was better
I never smoked
I was a better father of my first two
I wasn't pale and freckled
I could be more generous
and
I cared more about the gospel I used to believe
I didn't have such a predictably aloof and self aggrandizing father
the coffee here was tasty
people could and would not work for money
smart phones did not emit ionizing radiation
indiscriminate
habituated behaviors
and responses to
living on auto-pilot
characterizing the overwhelming
proportion of self
babble
if you really know me
then you wouldn't really love me
I want you to love me
therefore I won't let you
know the real me
Throw this guy overboard so we can enjoy conversing again.
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
As the proverb goes
every time I think
of you I churn cream
like wringing your nose
as the proverb goes
just an unpleasant
petty policy
wonk high on ego
30.33
choking the life out
from those bringing gifts
your highs are too high
your lows are too low
but what do you say
to those tenured clowns
with no competence
25.11
cats they are, choking
coughing, meowing
the plagal of tone
nine with our ears plugged
with our eyes blinking
from the burning stench
of their shite bemoans
20.14
but please correct me
instead of pressing
mute on their TV
please excuse me too
I'm the one with no
ability to
regulate volume
17.16
please forgive me
oh gracious master
who cares so much for
the sheep of his flock
who tends to their needs
incoherently
and does not call them
20.27
oh listen kindly
you who think highly
of his innocence
and benevolence
oh good and kind lord
bring some recompense
to this narcissist
21.2
stop being such a
goddamn curmudgeon
senile introvert
incompetent prig
passive aggressive
snob who loathes children
as the proverb goes
17.10
Saturday, April 25, 2020
#COVIDIOTS
Thousands of them crowd together
Most are not wearing masks or keeping at least six feet apart
In defiance of the Governor’s orders
Some people are carrying long guns to this “stay at home” protest
We know who’s hoarding all of the toilet paper
Covid-19 overwhelms hospitals
In overwhelmed hospitals, people die
You can save lives too. Please go home
I’m proud that in my state there was such a small turnout
I hope they all get sick and die
It truly feels like a gut punch moment where no matter what we do, there’s a minority
determined to make sure millions of people die
We are in the middle of a pandemic
These people disgust me
Your haircut is not more important than people’s lives
If you’re participating in these protests, you’re part of the problem
Lockdown effects me and my life, so I go to Madison to protest mean bad Evers
I’m a moron who should die
You know how they use helicopters to drop water on forest fires?
Trump said that bleach kills the virus, and this is way deadlier than a forest fire
I wish we could blast each of these fuck faces to the moon
It’s like a where’s waldo for idiots
Lots of MAGA, camo, and guns
Spot the trump impersonator
No social distancing. No masks
These people are absolutely nuts but whateves
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