sans Disney ending
it really is too bad
that we
as a species
couldn’t get beyond war
skin color
Texas
or
North Carolina feat Florida
long enough to realize what we’ve done
***
Sampling the Poetry of The Beastie Boys
I can’t stand it, I know you planned it
I’m-a set it straight, this Watergate
I can’t stand rockin’ when I’m in here
Cause your crystal ball ain’t so crystal clear
So while you sit back and wonder why
I got this fuckin’ thorn in my side
Oh my god, it’s a mirage
I’m tellin’ y’all, it’s sabotage
***
Driven to Angst by Angst
if only i could sit
unmolested
in my self-important easy chair
i’d write
to the soundtrack in my head
i’d shoot
the pictures to the soundtrack in my head
the photos
misinterpreted
the words
misunderestimated
the pay
misquoted
if only i could sit
unmolested
in my self-important easy chair
***
From Homeland Security to College President
Framed
old bed frames and papered walls
the frames tell many stories
only the papered walls
know the truth
***
In Which I Shop at Amazon
Even after the wars on drugs, common-sense, and brown-skinned people…it comes as no surprise that I as a pretty fly white guy can say ‘after‘.
“Back in the USSR”
two competing bumper stickers
one
mini-van
one
back window
proudly displayed
on the right
“Pro-Life”
proudly displayed
on the left
“US Marine Corps”
mind-numbing
is all that i’m left
with
***
The Vigilant Lens 