Wish Upon a Star
I wish upon a star
A happy, big, fat, stupid star
You and your momma's favorite star
Everybody everywhere gets every silly
mindless infantile thing they most desperately
crave and desire
I am Immanuel Kant
I am compelled to tell the truth
Even if we're all insane
I feel I must tell the truth
We live in a gimme- gimme goo-goo world and
its impossible to stop wanting for all things
under Heaven ( and a few things just above Hell)
Try not to try; try not to feel, anything at all
if only for the next 5 minutes- I dare you
So in resignation, I resolve myself to the tragic
Suffering in us all
Condemned to be free, to choose, one or the other
The who, what, where, when, why, and how
And to be a prisoner to those choices,
not really free at all
So I wish upon a star
A bright and lovely stupid star
and hope you get everything you have
coming to you
Copyright © Edward Wheeler | Year Posted 2019
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