is the concern for control
that we’ll all sprawl into madness,
we’ll lose track
of the goals and wishes
that keep this great cultural beast beating.
that we’ll drop out
and tune into something else.
a different channel.
a new world.
we give birth to new worlds daily,
we just deny their appearance
and sheer reality.
to contradict is to be human
even our sages and gurus were assholes.
mess brings forth life,
order is imposed rule,
trying to bring sense to the chaos.
gather up all the matter
and put it in straight rows
that will help me sleep.
agree to the motives
and values of how life’s been done,
and appreciation is the result
thank you for playing the game
how we told you to play,
thank you for acting in accordance with law,
tradition,
and past occurrence.
thank you for keeping the boundaries where they lie.
thank you for refusing to draw new lines in the sand,
thank you for refusing to question,
thank you for being satisfied with platitude rich answers.
thank you for saying no to life,
and saying yes to us.
we love you.
sincerely,
the way things have always been