not sure that’s possible
as far as the matter can be seen
one head just like any other
a symphony of verse
I should never had entered the room

all resolution is slippery,
the firmer the foundation,
with pilings sent deep,
the swifter the undermining.

there is an inertia
in drawing breath that becomes
an immovable focus intent
on repetition alone, always
leading to itself; call it
the myth of life, for this
temporal existence stands
far from our true being.

so says the sage, planting crops
so says the priest, spinning comfort
so says the banker, theatre tickets in hand
so says the poet, eyeing his words
so says the parent, with blind instruction

stand mute before your needs
awareness doesn’t amount to much,
nor does anything else.

over a German city that was in flames
a miraculous magnetism which shrunk the fires
where factories were operating night and day
trapped in the amber of this moment
on Earth is there any talk of free will
there is so much I should be doing
And that thought had a brother
the illogical nature of human beings
life, as a human being, only is enjoyable with unknowns
objects do not consist of parts

my father was ill, with uncertain breath
I’d travel and visit, talk of his wealth
five sons worth
his barrel laugh now gone
bounced through the years
has settled with permanence in my minds ear

but condolence is of little use
and words require more than a little juice

so with mushrooms and stock and buttermilk
I’d concoct some soup
and slice onion thin, with liver sausage
on mustard painted rye
a communion of sorts
it was sustenance, repaid.

well I come from California
over sixteen years ago
to the green and verdant mountains
to make and peddle dough
I was hired by a family
that were just plain donut dumb
and I pounded out the business
on immigrants worked numb
Baked Fresh Daily !
to hell with labor laws
I don’t believe in overhead
and fairness makes me pause

proved as illusion since it does not last
and the years sail by ‘cause we talk too fast
from a spot of blood that grows to select
which peaks to move through sheer intellect
greatness as measure, sadness as tome
the soul appears to leave this earthy home
but I see not death, my being has timeless sway
it’s this crummy reality that crashes away

‘…. and now, here’s Rick with the latest Market news…’

‘Val, trading was very brisk today, with a number of influences
that set the market off to some defined trends and statements.
Of course, the Human Virtue Exchange always seems to rely
on the volatility that resides ‘between the ears’ as noted
by the veteran brokers on the floor, but the sharp ranges
of prices offered versus profit taking has set the bar
very high in the relative value of Basic Human Virtue.

Now to the numbers: Courage [WHOME], Patience [PP],
and former market darling Perseverance [GULP],
all varied widely today on news from Washington that
their value was doomed to fall in the light of the expected growth
of Persistence [IAM] which history has shown to be a marked drag
on just about everything. Outside of the self –efficacy bazaar,
old standbys  Ambition [HVY], Curiosity [WDF], Industry [HAHA] and Temperance [BFD],
continued their free fall into uncharted areas of cost and return.
Some analysts feel these virtues could be a real bargain in the future
despite their history of poor performance. Could a comeback not seen
since collapse of the Protestant Hypocrisy Era  be in the works? We’ll see as the lack of movement in the Kindness-Generosity-Forgiveness-Compassion Index [FARAWAY]  
leads many to believe that the end of Politeness [UPYRS],
Un-pretentiousness [ME-ME], Self Control [NWAY] and Sportsmanship [LONGONE], may lead to a complete miss-understanding between casual market players and devotees to the cause. The ratios cannot lie.
But without a doubt, today’s big winner was  Self Respect [YUP]
which jumped and amazing 40 points before active trading ceased at the bell. So people feel real good about themselves for reasons
that cannot be explained by the Ego File Indicator alone; this causes this reporter to predict that Naval Gazing [MOM] remains a ‘Hot to Trot’ stock fund
and the Vanity market is always a good bet.
Now, here’s Carl with
today’s Human Emotion Exchange report……’