*LIFE PRESERVE* (in progress) mural design by Ben Harubin with artists Nick Anvil, WCool, Pepe Paban, MattG, JohnM, Worth

 

 

In the city:
Don't let 'em get you down.

 

One guy, (some thought to be a semi-subversive),
after an exhilaratingly challenging day,
dropped down by the campfire and said,
"If you let another human get you down you ain’t shit."

A chap stopped me near the new fountain and asked,
"Why am I so apparently affected by the ignorance of others,
but not likewise by their wisdom?"
He seemed to ponder what he had just said,
then shook his head and added,
"No, don’t answer that -- I don’t WANT to know."

Rhyme sung by kids out near a revolutionist camp as they burned some of the
common knowledge preserved by their elders:
"Info gotten on the sly may be
the stuff that'll get you by."

(And this being the secondary world and all):
As they pondered the need for a better position
they CREATED a better position.

At last week's O.S.H.A , (Ole Sorehead's Anonymous) meeting,
during their regular, "Let's be positive!" time, one struggling dis-gruntler offered
as his part of the ritual this observation,
“Well, it's a good thing that tractor-trailers,
when THEY cross the International Dateline,
don't toss someone overboard for fun.”

Just above the din of the diners I heard a voice:
“As far as everyday conversations go,
what I REALLY hate is necessary talk.”