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The not knowing is so untenable for his untrained mindThat he has learned to unleash his brainAnd send it scurrying off into the weeds To retrieve whatever it may for a narrative By which to explain the situation.

There is the concept, however rare, that one might like to invest his efforts in the common good, without concern for how he might grow rich from it—whether in money, or in the acclaim of those he esteems.

He looks with disdain on the Churchers,Recoiling at the sick hypocrisy he sees.And he wants nothing to do with it— With the Churching, that is.

Let’s pretend that it’s allSomebody else’s fault,And not our own. And we can point our fingers at themAnd feel happier than we wouldIf we were dealing with ourselves. And they’ll get mad, of course—Because they are like us—And then we’ll … Continue reading →

There will not come a dayWhen diet and exerciseAre not important—Though there will comeA thousand upon whichThey do not feel important. And one wonders how such a gaugeCould be so often off.

When you really think about it,The greater part of the constant turmoil In this human species can be Readily explained by askingThe same developmental questionAbout every human specimen:

I got invited to a huge anniversary partyAnd most everybody cameAnd seemed to have a good time—But me, that is— That’s because the marriage they were Celebrating is in terrible shape, And I’m not the sort to pretend it isn’t. … Continue reading →

One of the biggest political lies—Rarely spoken aloud, yet believed With the force of shouting—Is that America has a one-party problem.

It is difficult not to assumeThat if only he couldPresent his case better,They would listen. But after some time,The notion falls flat,And he’s left with the realizationThat they would also be silentIf God himself were making the case.

The first, surprised to meet Trouble on the road to eternity,Determines that he must be traveling On the wrong road. The second, that he must be traveling In the wrong direction. The third, that he must be travelingAt the wrong … Continue reading →