A bird only soars as high
as the wind that carries it.

A fish only grows as large
as the food that feeds it.

A kite only glides as tall
as the string that tethers it.

A man only reaches peaks as great
as his mind imagines it.

It is beautiful;
was the sky always this blue
and lucid with creme lent away by
the heaven's tears?

It is beautiful;
were the oceans always this vast
and dark with the mystique of the millennia
chipped away at stone, like a forsaken
mason?

It is beautiful;
were the peaks and valleys always this detailed
wrinkled with strokes of cosmic paint, ridged like
a sheet of linen?

It is beautiful;
was the sky always as blue as the oceans?
Were the mountains always higher than the waves?
Was the snow always mingling with the clouds?

It is beautiful;
and, what a wonderful world
for us to borrow
for a just moment.

You look stupid
So I'm going to take my chance and laugh.
laugh at your stupid ***,
laugh at your stupid face, your stupid smile, that stupid look around you,
laugh at the fact that I'm so much better than you(don't worry, I'm perfect)
laugh until I choke on my own tears of joy,

You're such a loser
So I'm going to laugh at all your failures.
laugh at your mistakes,
laugh at your happy little accidents, awkward situations, control connotation
laugh at your futile little attempts to be big in the world, be seen and known
laugh until I'm rolling on the floor from bouts of elation

You're such an *******
So I'm going to laugh at all your actions
laugh at every move you make,
every breath you take
laugh at how important you really are
laughing.

You're such a comedian.

legs cut
running no more

tongue taken
speaking no more

ears robbed
hearing no more

eyes blinded
seeing no more

kinte running
no more

woe is me.
I'M HAVING THE TIME OF MY LIFE!
pity, please?
I'M ON CLOUD NINE!
tormenting me?
I'M FILLED WITH BOUNDLESS BLISS!
share some with me?

i look in the mirror and what do i see?
a pretty face, as beautiful as me!
                                                                  or an ugly ogre, as wretched as me?
i sing for the birds and what do i hear?
a chip-tune back, and i shed a tear!
                                                                              or a cry of fear when i near?
i take a look around and what do i realize?
everyone, their eyes on me!
                                                      leave me alone, i did not mean to advertise!

the bump-bump bubbling of the boil
(of the kettle)

the splish-splish splashing of the tea
(of the teapot)

the crunch-crunch crunching of the surface
(of the biscuit)

the woosh-woosh wooshing of the wind
(of the earth)

the quiet, quiet silence of nothing
(of the interlude)

the thump-thump thumping of the steps
(of the people)