I have of late taken the view that no matter how rebellious, unconventional, non-conformist we would like to think ourselves, we are at some point always part of a similar grouping of people. We are never truly leaders, but followers. Followers, I prefer to refer to us as sheep; because at one point or another in our life we are all sheep. This is a place to express myself, vent my frustration with the sheepdom, and relieve my boredom. It is my therapy for all that contributes to my neurosis.
Monday, April 27, 2009
N.A.S.A. - Not Always Sure about Anything
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Shopping Sheep
My greatest enjoyment or amusement rather can be found in the many faces of the men dragged to the supermarket ( silently kicking and screaming) by their women. The looks on their faces, priceless, expressive (they tell a story - with very few lines); they say things like - "what the fuck woman, hurry up." and "what the fuck did I get myself into here." Somewhere in the minds of some women this is something the men should do, should want to do (like that scene from that movie with Jennifer Ainston where she tells her guy - "I want you to want to do the dishes" - really, who the fuck wants to do dishes, you do it cause you must) and should like doing. Clearly some women have read one two many Harlequinn novels or just forgot to send us men the memo on how we should enjoy the experience of shopping; it's quality time.
You see these men slumped over the shopping carts, labouring down every aisle, and with every shelf, every rotation of the wheel, the cart becomes more burdensome. The poor man's face gets longer, contorted by the bleats, his patience wanes. But the woman is seemingly oblivious to this and attempts to have conversation (seriously, is she freaking kidding) or none at all (which we would prefer sometimes anyway); with practically every step something is added to the cart and the poor bastard can't wait to get to the bloody cashier, pay his hard earned cash and have this ordeal ended.
It's amusing to see the various expressions and depictions of misery on the faces of men at that time of the month; I think some would prefer dealing with PMS than the supermarket.
The pursuit of happy people
People tend to gravitate more towards happy people. There is just something about that energy they exude; it intrigues, attracts, stimulates, and other people seem to want to experience and feed off that energy.
Then my thoughts drifted a bit, somewhere between then and now - that troublesome time, and I thought; it is so much harder and less interesting to pretend to be happy. The facade of happiness is tiresome and sad; it sinks you deeper into a state of discontent, melancholy, neurosis. Digging yourself out of the cesspit of emotional feces is difficult, but once you have managed to claw your way out, there is no looking back.
Pretense of any kind is quite strenuous; but honesty of emotions has its own idiosyncrasies; honesty believe it or not is not always the best policy. So, do you straddle the line of honesty and pretense or do you be honest with yourself and say fuck the pretense.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Mata Hari
Tripping over the universal mind fucking
It's like the fucking ghost of Christmas past just walked into the room and fucking sucker punched me. What was that, why was that? Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, FUUUUCCCKKK! Am I missing something here, is this screwed up universe trying to tell me something, is this fuck with Earl day and I just didn't get the memo. I speak English and a bit of Creole, I am not competent in sign language. Flipping the bird is about the only sign language I understand. This must be some kind (or not so kind) of joke. If you're up there or around here watching, I'm not laughing.
DAMN IT.
Olay
Then with one swift thrust from his sword, penetrates the bull and it comes crashing down hard, gasping, life fleeing from its body - stunned and stiff; and the last memory burnt in the back of its mind as seen through these dark pools for eyes, is the smug face of that motherfucking bull fighter. That mofo, posing, staring him down - thinking "ah! you thought you were big and bad, huh, look how I have you now - shocked huh - speechless - good."
Hi, no bye, nothing, not even a space between, just the thrust of that infernal sword. Hi, and fade to black.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Silencing of the Lamb
Have you ever witnessed the life of an animal (your meal) slowly leave its body, through its cries for clemency, its rich red warm blood gushing everywhere. Well I have on more than one occasion, but Sunday I got real up close and personal with my meal.
This is the reason why some people are vegetarians - Hadron :)
The co-executioner sat on the concrete bench staring down the unsuspecting victim, the white sheep with patches of brown; contemplative of the next step while he sharpened his blade, slowly, deliberately, his demeanour composed. The damned sheep unruffled, I think it knew that this day had been pre-ordained by its version of our north wind, and it had seemingly accepted its fate.
It was ushered to the slaughter ground, unintentionally decorated with leaves, shrubs, mother natures factory of oxygen and the dirt from whence it came and to which it would shortly return.
The executioner straddled my meal, clasped its mouth with the weak hand and with the might of the other brought the blade to Mr. sheep's throat. As his arm moved back and forth the sheep initially did not move an inch; but as the blade penetrated the skin it felt the sting of the blade, the gush of warm crimson life leaving its body and hitting the ground, it panicked and screamed (barely). It was only at that point that a reconciliation of its fate and the realisation of the materialisation of that fate came crashing down on its tiny head like a ton of bricks.
Blood everywhere, fading cries, signs of departing life, the last kick of its legs was all that was left of it, my meal. Did it enjoy its time on this wretched earth, did it realise that today I would be consuming it and tomorrow return its unused parts from whence it came through fecal matter? Fuck no, I don't think so.
And there it was, the ease with which life is lost, the ease with which I could witness this act and feel nothing. Not remorse, not nausea, no revolting feelings. Truth be told I found it amusing, entertaining even; and I could not wait to chop it up to pieces, season it and begin the consumption.
It was sought of metaphoric for me watching the slaughter of the sheep; and I thought to myself as I watched this act; the sheep is dead, no more ba ba ba in your muddacunt.
We are in a way like that sheep; we live this life, be it fulfilling or not; we accept kinda that we will not be here forever. But when that time draws near, regardless of how the grim reaper brings it, we are not ready and we try to fight the inevitable with every last breath and ounce of blood.
It's futile, we must all go. Enjoy your life while you still do have it, because we all eventually become food for the universe.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Les Miserable
Friday, April 17, 2009
Random Access Memory
Sledge Hammer vs Wall - The space between
I'm no longer on this treadmill of emotional recession, circling the stadium ad infinitum; but if I'm being honest with myself, I'm not yet where I want to be. It feels like the wall has fallen and I am standing looking over at the other side reluctant to walk across. But I have enjoyed every swing and every impact of that sledge hammer on that god damn wall. My legs feel like lead; but I'm strong and they raise slowly, but they raise none the less.
As I type this I smile; this is not what I intended to type, I wrote down what I wanted to post first like I usually do; but my writer had other plans (Hadron would laugh at this). Fuck it, I'm ready to walk across, I'm in a much better space. It won't be a straight path with road signs to warn me of danger or point me in the right direction; but I love to walk, so yeah, shoulders square, chest up, head held high, back to the wind, I'm walking on this path, my path, and I'm going to enjoy it.
YEAH! Keep Walking.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Old Shoes
My brown, beautiful shoes; I wore it till it broke, then I packed it aside. But I still loved them and missed them, so I never discarded them. Recently I got them fixed, it's no longer new, still creased and scuffed, they feel different now, new in a familiar way.
These old shoes actually got me thinking about people, how they enter our lives and sometimes bring such joy. They walk through our lives, some leaving a greater impression than others, some we treat with care, some we toss aside being indifferent to the contribution they have made, and yet there are some while not actively part of your life they're still there. Out of sight, but never out of mind, always being part of your life.
I always have a hard time throwing away my stuff, I use them till they are so worn out that the right thing to do would be to throw them away; but I develop attachments, we have a history, a story to tell that no one else will understand (like my old pair of three quarter jeans my wife has been trying to throw away for years now, I have had them of over ten years and they are so frayed you can see the pockets) and even though they are no longer usable, I like to have them within my reach, within my memory. Every now and then I would go back to them. They're my old stuff, and I will always want it because it is mine.
People are not possessions, but when a good person enters your life no matter what you go through with that person, how damaged that person is, you should never toss them aside and forget them. Even through the ugliness you can find some beauty.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Bunny Eggs
Patience
The memories of our last liaison as distant as yesterday hastens my breath. I am stripped bare by her eyes, her smiles disarms me and warms my soul. She wants me, I want her, yet we play this game of hide and seek with our desires. Who can hold out the longest?
We both know what we want, we will have it, but for now we engage in a mental fuck fest; hearts throbbing, loins pulsing. The thoughts, the memories of the taste, the feel, the smell of each other so vivid. Our bodies alive with anticipation, anticipation of the breaking point; of me in her, her on me, us wrapped in each other. Ahhhh!
Just a bit longer. Wait for it.
Lost and Found
Like a Birthday
It felt good wiping the sweat off my brow, feel my lungs burn, my throat dry begging for water and my muscles begging for clemency as I pushed myself.
While I walked and occasionally jogged through my beautiful island so filled with life, I thought of the notion of happiness; and was reminded of a quote I came across a few days before. "Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect, it just means you've decided to see beyond the imperfections."
It got me thinking, being happy is much easier said than done; it is a perpetual work in progress. Happiness must come from you, but there are so many obstacles, disappointments and challenges that make this state difficult to maintain. Often we expect happiness to come in a magical lamp with a genie to grant us three wishes that will make everything ok. We get disillusioned by setting moving goal post as markers for our happiness.
Being happy is hard work; there is no quick fix, it certainly does not exist on a continuum and most certainly does not come in a neat little package delivered by the north wind or anyone else for that matter.
Happiness will not come to you while you sit wallowing in self-pity, self-loathing, indignation or any other of these self destructive emotions (there's that word again; it just keeps getting in the way).
Like everything else we need to take responsibility for our happiness. Stop thinking about being happy and just fucking be happy.
Company
Misery has a name and a face, it's not obscure, not something that happens to other people. In his solitude he cries inside, but he is uncertain of his tears. Why does he cry, does he cry for her, or does he cry for himself.
He has been robbed, cheated of his happiness, his life, his emotions, his happily ever after; all that matters now is the inconsequential.
He rushes to do nothing, because it is better than doing her.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Therapy
I'm enjoying this. My friend Hadron would say it's the writer in me and I should let my writer free. A writer, I never perceived myself as such and still don't; this has become my new addiction and I'm enjoying it. Perhaps I will come down from the high, but for now, I floating on cloud nine.
Enigmatic Illusion
Her caramel skin kissed by the Caribbean sun, her smile radiant, brown eyes piercing my soul. Who is she? There is a vague familiarity to this new face. Caught in the rapture of her enigma, I stand gaping, labouring through the annals of my mind to unravel the mystery of this familiar face.
I feel a connection to her that transcends the boundaries of time and space. Convinced we were lovers in a past life and meant to be in this one, I smile broadly at her and wave; "hello, I've been waiting for you."
Monday, April 6, 2009
Enchanted
Her smile has been hijacked, replaced by the pretense of contentment. Her spirit whipped to its knees. She wears her misery like a cilice, in a misguided penance, punishment for having the audacity to seek happiness in this short life. But no one sees her pain, no one notices her wince with every step, no one sees her dying inside, no one hears her lonely cries.
Beguiled by disposition, she rushes forward into tomorrow, motionless, muted.
Today will end; and a new tomorrow will break on the horizon of this torment.
Tomorrow life begins again. Tomorrow take flight.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Repose
The Witching hour
VEX!!!!!
What the fuck! You stand by and watch your friend get chopped and say nothing, do nothing; what the fuck. Listen if I were out with my friend (and I have few), and someone were to raise their voice at my friend I would step in and ask what was the problem. Firstly to quell any possibility of an altercation, secondly to let him know he needs to consider his next move very carefully; however if that person persisted and made the mistake of raising their hand on my friend, well forget that; da man getting it one fucking time.
The little fucker look at me and tell me, he not a fighter, what de muddacunt! I was mad like lacing a slap in da man fucking ass. Man I eh tell any body go look for a fight; but there is a time and place for everything, I eh Jesus Christ, I not turning the other cheek, sorry. You not hitting me and I go stand up deh and say, excuse, but why did you hit me. You mad. One of us or both of us leaking.
Da man making joke. Ok I feel a bit better now.
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