This collision course against society
I charted to feed my many anxieties
is rapidly approaching the end of the line
The impending crash should be quite the event
given the acceleration of my descent
The "I told you so" crowd will surely be pleased
as they finally get to scrape up my remains
I sure would hate to give them that validation
Playing the lead in their future forewarning stories
to unborn rebellious generations
about the folly of living life contentiously
I guess it's time to confess my trepidation
that's been slow cooking in my brain
regarding this soon to be fatal situation
Now comes the inevitable post game regrets
All those useless could and should ofs
as if we somehow are the captains of our destinies
For you see my soon to be grieving friends
the die is cast for us the day we are born
Hard wired into quite finite time lines
Playing the roles perception rigidly defines
written in the unwavering stars
I come before you today
to preach truth you already knew
beneath the thin veneer
of paper mache boundaries
we wrap around
our tenuous humanity
is the haunting reality
that coursing through
our pulsating veins
is the savage blood
of primitive beasts
living vicariously
through the carnage in the streets
we condemn publicly
to soothe the carnivore guilt
though deep down we know
this moral indignation show
is leaking relevancy
as our very fucked up society
continues it's inevitable descent
back to the predator dominated jungle
from whence we commenced
The raging neo cons
finally found
a useful idiot in chief
to carry out
their us against them
nationalist agenda
This reactionary blend
of bible thumping
unrelenting hateful
socially backward
foam at the mouth evangelicals
and rape the environment for max profit
pillage and take no prisoners capitalists
have formed quite the effective
turn back the clock coalition
This of course
has provoked a prolonged counter reaction
from the perpetually pissed off opposition
desperately grasping
at every social media driven
the King is a corrupt asshole straw
destined to fizzle out and go nowhere
cause these accusations no matter how true
just ain't ever going to move
the flush the turd needle
Now once dormant socialists
with their tired us against them
class warfare bullshit
want their shot now
to topple the arrogant beast
in the next election
Oh they all got their very ambitious
spread the wealth to the maximum voter bloc
smoke and mirrors programs
All the while requesting with great sincerity
we pay no attention to the cost wizard
spinning the cost deficit wheel behind the curtain
So how do we break ourselves free
of these two lose/lose future scenarios?
The answer my friends
is found in the not too distant past
when the extreme wings of both parties
who dominate the scene today
were relegated to corner shadows
while the adults in the room
practiced the art of compromise
Working through differences of ideology
to produce the imperfect solutions
one would expect in bastardized mutt legislation
where neither side got everything they dreamed
but there was enough respect to go around
to realize the us against them philosophy
if we are going to ever succeed
has to yield and blend to the practicality
of the power of we eventually
The man who chose
not to follow protocol
will be executed today
in a most painful way
in the village square
That publicly bloody place
where we administer consequence
to any and all breakers of rules
who think their defiance
of strictly enforced norms
makes a bold statement
Truth be told
such brazen actions
only serve to reinforce
our harsh dominance
over the thoughts and souls
of a scared shitless populace
so easily controlled
through example setting
mega terror shows
Tis just another Apocalypse Sunday
on the road to fiery Armageddon
Some pilgrims come for the redemption
Rapture seeking on their knees fools
Lapping up every morsel of false prophesies
from preachers serving up after party salvation
heaped high on the congregation's collection plate
Preaching the greatest fallacy
hard sold throughout history
that we sinners can somehow be saved
with a few clever prayers
and generous donations
to a God too busy taking down names
to participate in this hosanna con
Staring across the bar top wilderness
my gaze catches the sultry eyes
of sweetness personified
What are her intentions?
Her smile seems flirtatious
Or is she just being polite?
So hard to read the signals
when hope clouds objectivity
While partying with her crew
she throws a quick glance in my direction
Or was she checking the TV?
Seeing right through me
Imagination now takes over
Visualizing us together
Is the same fantasy playing
inside her angelic head?
The song list plays on
Lyrics nobody hears
Deep into the longing night
the stars sink into the horizon
The dream I will never get to know
puts on her coat and leaves
Casting me a wistful smile on her way out
One last bouquet for the us that could have been
So here I lay at three A.M.
Deep in the dark with my thoughts
Replaying a pivotal scene from my life
How it got in my head
I do not know
Taking me back to 1984,
The break up scene with my first love
Oh how I wish I could go back
and redo that pivotal moment
Let my heart have it's say
Express the truth I know today
tempered by the ensuing years
We don’t realize at the time
those fork in the road events
that shape who we become
Taking us to the place we are
Deep in the dark with our regrets
Muttering to ourselves at three A.M.
