Complications of a Post-Compost Poster Child Composition
I've been recycled —
historically, the decomposer
has become the decomposed
with some regularity, you see,
so, excuse my vulgarity,
but this is not my first rodeo.
The row we hoe
from hell up to heaven
compels us to grow,
so when a belligerent bozo named Kevin
or Marcus or Alan
demands a pound of flesh
or perhaps a gallon
of fresh blood,
we are flooded
not with anger and lust
for revenge, but with compassion
instead. Needs must,
and selfishness, after all,
is a trustworthy
method of materialistic fulfillment.
But that frosty glass,
it's never more than half-full.
We who've ridden
that high-tech bullet
train to disappointment
know first-hand the fate
of the self-obsessed.
Thus, we arrest
our hatred, extend pity instead,
make it clearly expressed
that we get it. That said,
forgiveness given freely
is no substitute for change;
do not mistake my overlooking
your derangement
for approval.
I do this for me,
as much as for you.
About the Creator
Jacob Sherman
The desire to read, and perhaps to write, should be cultivated and nurtured with care throughout every stage of life. For my part I will inject what strangeness and truth that I can into our written history. Expect no constants but honesty.
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