Life is a Cafeteria
Life is like a cafeteria because
you have to stand in line
when you’re hungry
Anatomy of Arrogance
A shivering ball of fear,
wrapped in a crust of pride
too thick for sharpest arrows,
huddles alone but well protected
hoping beyond all dread
that none will ever come to know
the terror behind the mask.
Modern Narcissis
Narcissus leaned forward
to better view his matchless beauty
and tumbled to watery doom.
Beloved America,
how far can we lean in self adoration
before our coasts tilt into the seas?
Combo
Come join our combo,
but just so you know,
we all comp for each other,
take a chorus now and then
and try to keep up with the changes.
November, 2008
Mar 7, 2015
Mar 7, 2015 at 2:07 AM UTC
Life is a Cafeteria
Life is like a cafeteria because
you have to stand in line
when you’re hungry
Anatomy of Arrogance
A shivering ball of fear,
wrapped in a crust of pride
too thick for sharpest arrows,
huddles alone but well protected
hoping beyond all dread
that none will ever come to know
the terror behind the mask.
Modern Narcissis
Narcissus leaned forward
to better view his matchless beauty
and tumbled to watery doom.
Beloved America,
how far can we lean in self adoration
before our coasts tilt into the seas?
Combo
Come join our combo,
but just so you know,
we all comp for each other,
take a chorus now and then
and try to keep up with the changes.
November, 2008
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