On Pain:

“ON PAIN” listen to all of it in any way you can. listen to the way it laughs at you. listen to the names it calls you. stare at the finger it uses to point at you. stare at the eyes is uses to judge you. stare at the back it turns to you. stand in front of it. walk beside it. walk with your back to the world while you face it. look at the frame around each picture. there is a pause inside life that’s eternal. the arms on the clock will remind you: soon it will be over. look at the wood that makes your dining room chairs. look at the fruit that rots inside your fruit bowl. look at the shadows that line your walls. pay attention to all of it. you can’t climb the beanstalk without it. you can’t assemble your army without it. you can’t wind your music box without it. these walls will look at you and wait for your triumph. keep going. keep going. keep going. like the alley cat in search of a meal, hustle the stem and your roses will sell. keep going. By: Chicano Eddie 10-3-2016