Americana Injustica You wanted it… you just had to get, you begged for it: a piece of me… and then, that was it – I did accept, the invitation sent, maybe ungraciously… I showed up one day, remember? when the skies were grey, guess you hadn’t been, expecting me… but there I was, plenty of […]
Americana Injustica Would you be,any fonder of me,if I suddenly chose,to start listening? Would you decide,to more deeply confide,the darkness behind,your odd eccentricities? Shall I unbind,this heart of mine,lay it down on your table,where the other parts lie? I suppose you’d prefer,if I acted just like her:if I loved co-dependently,full-time, live-in “fluffer”; If I leaned […]
Americana Injustica Now I lay me down to sleep again, in the grips of a dread that I slumber within, the same unforgiving and cramped position, wound up mentally and the ratcheting begins, the memories and tragedies flood fatally in, my body won’t sink and my mind only swims, things I regret never saying to […]
Americana Injustica Shitty tattoos,Absent front tooth,Alcohol infused,Jaw flapping,Knuckles rapping,Air leaking through,Big brown eyes,Telling nonstop lies,You’re fucking high,Unclean,Unforeseen,Not enough miles between,That stinky lifestyle,The steaming shitpile,Rusted turnstiles,Nothing worthwhile,I lost too,Much to you,It’s all bled through,The truth,Fire country,Attention hungry,Back full of monkeys,There’s no saving you,You’re too far beyond,Slithering, And talking long,There’s no fixing you,You built a filthy empire,Of […]
Originally posted on Mocking Bird Down:
The trappings we drag, for the overnight stay in the damp, dark, cold to the touch; parts of the hell that we personally designed just for moments like these; when the world feels too small for how much we don’t feel.
I can see why that’s really unhelpful…
And it has to be especially frustrating and infuriating for all the people who, say, have medical needs and need to have their electricity (or at least advance notice of a lack thereof) in order to function.
Amen.
As I always say to anything caused by government or big business.
“Like they give a shit for the little guy or girl”.
Until they feel pain they won’t care. Not financial pain though, that never works because they just recover that from those least able to afford it.
Slow to rise the little guy will get payback and pain will be exacted on those who care the least.
With me quietly applauding from the sidelines.