Saturday, July 24, 2021

Processed Life

Round and round...

Dizzy from the spin...

Chasing a tail
we will never catch...

Satisfaction rarely guaranteed...

Yet the fruitless pursuit proceeds...

Instead of keeping score
as we try to quantify
and desperately justify
our timeline quite finite
perhaps we'd be best served
if we graded ourselves on a curve...

Embrace life's variations...

Cut our stressed asses some slack...

Finally accept the obvious fact
that winning this game
is all in the playing

Pro


Sunday, July 18, 2021

Blessed Be We Inepts

People anxiety
getting the best of me
as I put on ignore
the suffocating real life party
and the fake conversations all around...

The hum of a small talk symphony
like finger nails scraping a chalkboard
have always been pure torture
to my socially awkward species... 
 
Escaping to the shadows...

Seeking relief in isolation...

I take refuge in technology
with my head buried
in a hand held oasis...
 
Suckling on the bosom
of my flat screen
cyber sanctuary... 

Once again 
using this social media front
to be fully anti social...





Saturday, July 17, 2021

Island of Misfit Selfies

99 abandoned selfies
that did not make
the posting cut...

Orphan victims
of flaws self perceived...

I'd rather see
these image outtakes...

Much prefer to view
the real you...

Flaws and all...

Instead of that one perfectly staged pic
plastered on your social media wall


Islan


Sunday, July 11, 2021

Indecent Exposure

This entrenched position
I got myself locked into
without thinking things through
(which I too often tend to do)
is beginning to disintegrate...

My hard line intransigence
now blowing back in my face
as the relentless forces of truth
lay waste to played out arguments...

How to exit this pit gracefully
with even a shred of dignity
is going to be a challenge for humbled me
in this social media communications age
where every rant pronouncement
is recorded permanently...

Guess it's best to take the hit
and acknowledge that I am full of shit


  



 

Saturday, July 10, 2021

Bratty Zealots

 

Show me the creature
of absolute certainty
with rock hard steadfastness
buoyed by unwavering conviction
and swaggering confidence
mixed with a sense of arrogance
that doubt can never penetrate
and you will have found in your midst
a stubborn close minded zealot...

Show me the creature
from the Know It All tribe
who belittles and condescends
those who dare share contrary opinions
that challenge their core structure
and shake the very foundation
that supports past entitlement
and you will have found in your midst
your typical rigid ideologue...

Do not engage these foolish creatures in debate...

Best to let them pound their chests and bloviate...

Sure they can be incredibly annoying little girls and boys
but in the end they are just irritating background noise
who will fade into obscurity and bitter irrelevance
once the adults send them off to bed


  

 



Saturday, July 3, 2021

Harvesting Friendships

Just once in your bitter existence
choose to be magnanimous 
and praise your sworn enemy
when they somehow manage
to get something right...

Maybe they will return the compliment...
 
Perhaps these seeds of positive reinforcement
can even blossom into a fruitful relationship?

It may be worth a shot...

Changing the current poisonous narrative
and coming to grips finally
with the uplifting concept
that's it's OK to think differently