Come dance with me
on an egg shell stage
For our whirlwind tour
of superficiality
played out daily
to a sold out house
of virtual ghosts
Just shine those lights bright
and keep away the dim
Together we share
a mutual terror
when silence falls between us
Those awkward
hard to forestall
chatter lulls
that force us to face
our relationship fragility
Sweet viral girl
pops up on my screen
like a sweaty dream
She reeks of spam
and other devious worms
as she entices me
with an innocent invitation
to click her easy access link
My rational head properly warns
that if I take her bait
havoc will be my fate
Logic implores
this lonely boy
to practice safe text
but as always
desire rules the day
Of course
now I pay the price
with an infected device
and a broken heart
I'm not a big adventure guy anymore
Performed all that derring do before
Crash and burned so many times
pushing that envelope to the max
as I flew right off the tracks
These scars I carry today
an ugly testimony
that failure is part of life
Not that I let regrets
weigh me down
as long as I remain a member
of the above ground crowd
but somewhere along the way
maturity somehow found me
So I just wanna chill these days
recline in my rocking chair
and do the vegetate thing
Go ahead and label me a bore
cause I'm not a player anymore
at least I got memories to keep me warm
Now go forth and do the same
Sometimes
this warning label
I am required to wear
by the powers that be
weighs heavy
All their top witch doctors agree
A more toxic individual
they have never seen
People therefore avoid me
like a plague infested rat
It use to really hurt
to be ostracized like that
by my judgmental society
but somebody
has to play the role
of designated village freak
Truth be told
I rather enjoy the privacy
that being an outcast affords me
Throughout history
the slick masters
of media manipulation
create demand
throughout the land
by planting the seeds
of popular opinion
The formula
of consolidating power
is elementary
spoon feed the masses
the glossy causes
they think they need
Spark them emotionally
and they will rally
around the banner fervently
Cause in the end
the sheep want to be led
without the burden
of thinking
The other day
an old man passed away
They say
he was a cold warrior
from yesterday
All his passions had been spent
screaming about the red threat
Fighting those godless commies
who sought world domination
were his obsession
When communism fell
he rejoiced as did we all
but with their extinction
his purpose died too
Never fully recovering
from the wall coming down
This fallen refugee
of history
we bury today
with all the other lost warriors
of yesterday
Glorious leader
has decreed
we have forfeited
the right to dream
No allowance for fantasy
in our state
of mass conformity
The people must be content
So says the law of the land
Any deviation from the plan
will be met with utmost violence
To those who choose
not to celebrate
the glory we demand
they will be forever damned
and sent to a mental hospital
for an attitude reprogram
Long ago
in the sweltering sauna
where we began
In a darkened room
secret plans
conspirators gather
plotting their treason
against the mother
who bore them
risking everything
for an ideal
never before tried
A document is produced
cutting tyranny's cord
Bells ring
Proclaiming
a new nation
on that steamy
July day
when the world was forever
turned upside down
So here we are...
at the fork in the road
seeking the proper path
to that off the map
destination called happiness
Everything is optional
Choices to be made
Everyone is disposable
All recycled material
You and I
The Earth
The constellations in the sky
Spinning constantly
The stuff of dreams
No matter where we be
I need you there with me
