UPON RETURNING TO THE HARDCORE SHOW

I am towed under
by a wave
of small dangerous bodies
forged from a collective evil
puffed up and buzzing with energy
mottled like a hornet’s nest
and equally frail in practice.

I feel in an instant
like the happiest man alive
like a victor, bathed sunshine
and blanketed by rainbows.

I am no longer screaming
no longer flailing
I am still
and I am thankful
and haven’t for sometime
heard a song
that moved me
to punch someone in the neck.

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I read a study
regarding our ability to lie
and how it showcases an accelerated aptitude
the younger it takes hold.

Children who lie and get away with it
are rewarded as they lie with a direct goal in mind.
Children who lie and don’t get away with it
are punished
and learn to lie better and more effectively next time.

Thus we are left to raise a flock
of fast-paced liars
rewarded every time they fleece and honest soul.

The questions not asked in this study :
Why do we surround our children
with goals worth lying for?
And moreover, why do they feel their
role models are worth deceiving?

About this blog… I’m sorry I haven’t been hanging out here as much as I could be. It’s summer and I’ve been doing a lot of good life-living. That said I wanted to let you all know that I will be revamping this site shortly with all sorts of new additions in preparation for release of a new book in October. Also apparently if you get to this site via Google there is a reoccurring pharma-hack (look that up, why don’t you) that makes it appear as if dallasclayton.com is a good place to purchase discount Viagra. Been trying to flush out that hack but it is a slow and steady process, meanwhile if you would like to purchase discount Viagra… my deepest apologies. Perhaps a poem will do the trick.

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