"Narrative Of A Life"

The narrative of a life-

An autobiography...

Interpretation- and to what degree pure fantasy?

But the same is true with biography too-

Philosophize- tell lots of lies...

Poetic licence?

Well, that's usually the worst defense.

"The Devoted"

The devoted
To signs and symbols:

And what they will find
Pleasure and satisfaction in.

Here,
There-
And again...

With the hope
That they won't be seen
As just being on dope:

When with several features found:

Enclosed in square brackets:

And Johnny Cash singing-
"When The Man Comes Around."

Ah, Jesus Christ-

Jesus Christ-

"Oh, Little Town Of Bethlehem."

"The Lost"

The lost-

Gone!

Like some forgotten song!

The dreams that have vanished into the mist:

The dreams very simply-

That no longer seem to exist:

With only the memories of our days-

Of being so carefree:

And I was in love with you-

And you-

You were in love with me.

"They Say The Ladies"

They say the ladies-

In their beauty-

Measured by magnitude-

Their effect upon you-

A criterion of merit-

Also accumulated in their attitude...

As well as if they're outgoing or shy?

Their psychology-

Their sense of reality-

And of fantasy-

And if they had wings-

Could they fly?

"An Impetus Toward"

An impetus toward-

What doesn't leave you bored:

If not notable as literature-

At least some degree of lyric quality...

Which these days,
Considering what passes for poetry-

Is good enough I'm sure:

And if juvenile-

Just let that be the style:

Who knows,
But that maybe
It'll take you in
After a while?

"Uncertainty, (Inflation, And High Prices)"

Uncertainty, inflation, and high prices-
And you search diligently,
But you're not sure whether
You should plan that far ahead...

For where are the traditional strongholds of reality?

These days,
Almost impossible to find.

Dirty politicians
Who promise fairyland
And fantasy:

These puppets on strings-

With their supporters
Like sheep,
That on cue
Lift their heads
And begin to sing...

Therefore embrace the obvious-

That the vast majority
Have been bought and sold,
And are a total waste of time.

"Being Nowhere"

I can no longer stand between-

What's here and there-

And being nowhere-

Forever seduced by empty dreams-

That can never come true-

Because I know now,
I'll never have you-

(I'll never have you)...

And yet how I wanted you-

And how I wanted you to want me too-

But that's something you'll never do-

And I accept now,
That it's true-

So it's over and done,
And though we were
Never together-
We're through...

(A love that you never knew)!