Hard and Dirty

 

Purists of heart
rarely play it smart
cause these would be martyrs

and inflexible saints
live in a world of pious purity
of how things should be
as opposed to the messy

"as is" reality
the rest of us practical

slightly cynical sinners
insist on residing in

as a matter of practical necessity..

While we often gag

on forced compromise

and imperfect work arounds

we have no choice

but to try and digest

as best we can
the slop indifferent Circumstance
plops on our stained plates

All the while enduring 

the condescending critiques

of the holier than thou freaks

looking down with their quaint philosophies

from a lofty cloud existence

that keeps them above the mess

and all the contentious nastiness

that would soil their pristine wings

if not for our dirty work trench efforts..

Can you sense our bitterness?

No wonder we're all in therapy