IF CONTEMPORARY POPULAR MUSIC DIDN’T RHYME

I’m so good at what I do
that I’ve purchased several houses near the ocean.
I can visit them often because I own an airplane.
The airplane is made out of a Ferrari.
I park it in a bank vault full of gold watches.
Each watch has my picture on it.
Women like that.
Also there will be alcohol.

TIME OUT

Find a crowded sidewalk.
Sit down in the middle.
Watch the people going by
here and there
so determined to not be slowed by your lethargy.

Wonder about each who passes.
Assign him a funny job
like selecting the perfect blueberries
for blueberry muffins
“If I am absent, the muffins will go empty!”

Assign her a curious deadline
like “If I am late who will wash the President!?”
Smile and giggle.
Watch their scowls.
Are you in the way,
or are they just contemptuous of your day off?
What if you were to lay down?

How long would you have to wait
for the outstretched hand of another
checking your well being,
or eager to join you,
excited to become involved in any game
that involves taking a break
from moving amongst the masses.

FUNCTION

What if it is not the book ?

What if it is not the album ?

What if it is not the film ?

What if it is the message…

…and the rest is entertainment ?

OVERVIEW

Of all the deadly sins
pride
seems to have the most impact
on people who own absolutely nothing
but are willing to fight harder than anyone else
in the world
to keep it.

MOVERS

It will end.
It will all end.
Sometimes in a glorious explosion.
Others without even a notice.
It will happen when you’re looking the other way.
Or when you are staring right at it
clenching the final fibers in your hands.
 
And when it ends poorly-
sorrow.
And when it ends well-
joy.
And when it ends like it ends most often-
you might not know
until several months later
on a nice clear morning
with juice and pastries
and a song on the radio
that makes you smilewhether you want to or not.

It will end.
It will all end.
And something else will take its place.
Just the same as this.