Thursday, November 20, 2008

The caterpillar

I was sitting in an old brown wheelbarrow
When a red caterpillar starting climbing up my leg
I shut my eyes and turned them to the blue of the sky
But I heard it call my name in a sweet lemon green tone
Its cry was so very irresistible
I let it climb my hand
But it faded into a smear of blood
And my yellow tears colored the remains orange
The color of the leaves burning into my gray skirt.
What is the Truth?
Why do we hide it or flaunt it?
Why do we transform it,
and sometimes flee in horror from it?
Why is it that even though
The truth is different for every one of us,
It is but one word? And an authoritarian voice
for some of us?
The truth?

You're garbage

Imagination, art, useless creativity is for the weak. Why bother imagining your life, if you can make your dreams come true - you can put your mind to it if you have enough ambition and self-esteem. And why daydream? It makes you lose all this precious time you could be using to accomplish great things. You are never remembered for what you dream but for what you do or did. That's a fact. Now don't get me wrong, one must have enough imagination to "envision" one's future. I'm talking about those who dream their lives away, who imagine without a specific goal. I can't stand inertia, in particular, people who have no excuses like the disabled or the mentally ill - although I sometimes have my doubts on their will power. I guess what I'm saying is that you will not get any better at who you are and what you do as long as you imagine your life, other people's lives and the lives they could have had, or most certainly have in your crooked mind. Keep up with the world, it's moving, and fast. There are no more "ifs" and "whys", think "Be who you are" and "Reach your goal" and "Accomplish". My all time favorite is "Become who you are", which is obviously targeting a smart, able population. It's simple, it's straightforward, and it excludes weak minds.
There's no imagining, there's reaching, accomplishing, progressing, creating. Becoming yourself will make the world turn around. Don't stay put or it will spin you off like a piece of garbage.