The Hard Part

we live in
sedation land

fed medication
from a hand

living like a
rat on demand

eating therapy
to withstand

a wide divide
to understand

all this s**t
may be canned

but on our own
two feet we should
and will stand

instead of having
the s**t hit the fan

but this is the
hard part

making the
metaphor stick

the battery is
harder to stand
on when flipped
upside-down.

Reviews

[joshua deathdealer]

This is hardcore. Well done.

[Seshat Nidaba]

This is the cutting truth I've come to expect from you and part of your genius Ken.

[John Jackson (El Juero)]

"medication time, medication time..."
So delightfully twisted.

[Nobody.]

Yes, and the mirror that connects the me with that universal WE is one scary b*****d to confront some damned mornings. I like the ending to this very much. It is the knot in the heart of a poet. The "where do I stand in all of this?" moment that makes us all tighten up, and look into the core of this fireball life. It's what separates the sensitive soul from the bloodless turnips.

Somedays, buddy; some-friggin-days, I'd love to be one of those mean old blind turnips. LOL!

Is it better to be the wave or the shore? Hard to tell when you've always seen things from one side or the other.