Friday, December 12, 2008

15 Minutes of Fame

A moment opens to eternity
Fastidious & attached to passing moments
I live in Warhol days
An open heart mends wounds
Are you for or against them?
What’s your political game?
Everyone's got his15-minutes of fame
Are you on their side or mine?
Is it them or is it us
Is there an us anymore
Who is us anymore anyway
Anywhere I’m supposed to know?
Did you know …
My headache keeps me awake to cover the worldwide news
An open wound
Nightly sound of the evening news
A bleeding ulcer seeking to be healed
Closer to home news too,
All news is bad news
Except the rescued puppy thrown in to control you
A news-forecast makes everything worse –
Ignore the news a week or two
Say your regards to Pluto
Ignore my bleak forecast of doom
All of us are doomed
As we all are doomed anyway
The more you do - the more gets done
When you stop doing there’s no more to get done
Another open wound
Always the dream remains of
Another go-round
Take care
Hope …
To see you there
If & when there is another go-round

3 comments:

  1. The rescued puppy thrown in to control you is absolutely out of nowhere stunning!

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  2. whirly bird unzip my mind, I got on, no 15 minutes, got off had a shot at it,got greedy for what wasn't proper; next time, still looking for the parrallels to meet,
    no dice

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  3. Anonymous2:28 PM

    you talk about too many things in one poem...it takes of the impact of your writing...the other one must enjoy...
    but like wine you you'll get better...
    take care

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