nevertheless...

"Nevertheless"

The world applauds its hollow heroes,
cardboard crowns dissolving in the rain,
while the orchestra saws its strings in half.
Nevertheless, I must prevent this outrage!

 

The poet, drunk on futility,
tattoos manifestos on the backs of moths,
each flutter a sermon destined for the flame.
Nevertheless, I shall emerge victorious!

 

History yawns, shelving us beside
pamphlets on the care of extinct animals.
Nevertheless, I demand satisfaction!

 

The crowd laughs not at the joke,
but at the desperate cough of relevance.
Nevertheless, I reiterate, I am not a chicken!

 

And when the curtain falls,
the stagehands sweep feathers into black bags,
while the spotlight flickers like a dying star.
Nevertheless, I’ll prove once and for all
that absurdity is the only crown worth wearing.

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Author's Note

Think Daffy Duck...

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

One man’s hero is another man’s villain. We live in a mad world, and yes the absurdity of it sticks. And yet, the only thing we all have in common is that we are all gonna die. I may be way off the beaten track here Freds because I don’t know Daffy Duck. Missed out there. Or did I? Hope you are taking it easy. Have a good weekend.

Chris

[redd Brick Keshner]

Oh, indeed it is a mad, mad world. Such a sticking absurdity, Chris. Thanks so much. Daffy Duck was just the kernel of inspiration, a cartoon character who always makes an almost fourth wall-aside, declaring something by starting off "nevertheless..."
the weekend is quite restful for a change. Have a good one as well,
Freds