Dying of boredom unchallenged
— the single worst kind of death
(Dreamsleep: September, 2025)
You're bored, you say? Let's bring on the bears
and dance them around the ring.
You should learn how to juggle or fly a trapeze
'cause I'm sure bored by YOU, ding-a-ling.
You've nothing to do? Let's bring on the lions
and elephants too. When that's through,
let's watch a human cannonball fly.
(I'll suggest that the human be you.)
Tired of me too? Let's bring on the clowns.
Your smirk I so want to erase.
Let them come out with dogs and on stilts
and then throw a pie in your face!
You're DYING of boredom? Let's bring on snake charmers
and the guy who swallows a sword.
Let's make you the target for throwers of knives.
Facing death, you might not feel so bored!
You need an escape? Let's bring on the freaks,
contortionists, and at last, dear,
people who practice escapology,
who can then help you to disappear.
April 17, 2019
for the Bring On The Dancing Bears Poetry Contest of John Lawless
(with all the many things to do in this world, I hate when someone says,
"I'M BORED" well, unless they are forced to be in a place they don't want to be and they have no pen and paper or technological devices on them!)
The poor panda's were dying of boredom
folks taking pictures of them at random
tired of eating bamboo
they broke out of the zoo
creating fast food pandemonium.
12-02-17
Neither riches or titles can assure happiness and freedom;
one can have treasures of green and gold,
but they can't reverse age when one gets old...
is it worth living in any mansion and dying of boredom?
Neither riches or titles can guarantee a ticket to Heaven;
salvation is not bought but truly earned,
why were saints and friars so dedicated?
Didn't they follow Christ while others indulged in sin?
Neither riches nor titles are accepted or even hallowed
in the kingdom of righteousness, not of social flair;
will God choose a man of faith or a vile man so wretched?
No need to say whom He will accept as His heir.
Neither riches nor titles can promise a prominent place
in a Paradise where all are called to give praise;
sell all your treasures and get rid of your vanity...
become humble, pray as the faithful and seek the needy.
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