Apres Le Deluge

Après le déluge Après le déluge, moi 2 1/2 hours to work in my car It’s part of the game And I’m grateful Driving in circles I am faithful To my calling What have you become? What have you set your mind to? What aspect of reality Are you turning your attention to? Attention Devotion Study Investment Discovery Dedication Moving the conversation forward Someone goes through a red light Someone smokes pot while they are driving The selfishness that starts at two Remains with some for their whole lives It’s a never-ending tantrum In a sour-milk life Nothing is quite right So you always act out Build on weakness? Build on strength? Walk through life as a toddler? Distracting yourself from your pain? Amen. Out of my body Out of my mind Outside of my identity I do not seek, but I find Stripping down to truth Fully embracing my queerest fears Dressing without labels Accepting what appears You catch the now You miss the now You see a moment But you don’t know how It just happens And you live off the embers Warming your hands on a memory That you strain to remember Yesterday's flowers In eternity‘s vase Living is dying But to do so with grace Is everything A graffito says, “Curb Your Ego” A sign on top of a cab says, “Don’t Read This” There’s someone letting their dog Piss on my building He’s on the wrong end of the leash Two guys walking down the sidewalk Like broken-in rodeo dudes Bowlegged and pigeon toed And cross-eyed, too Après le déluge Plus ça change © 2021 JohnnyArt Pavlou