So Would Ya Like Ta Read Some Of My Damned Poems?

Here's a couple of poems I wrote for my underground magazine, Psycho Carnival, in 1998. Enjoy!

CONSUME

You must do
You must obey
Their lies are "truth"
You must consume

Learn the pop trends
and perform them well
Go watch the flick
that was meant to sell

Eager souls can't hide
their pain
Toward pro athletes
Give worshipful acclaim

You must do
You must obey
You cannot choose
You must consume

Spend money on garbage
directed at your demographic
Send a kid to war
For Their greed and Their trick
Swallow your self esteem
and allow censorship to spread
Hide your eyes
and join the dead

Gosh, that was a real hoot. A real pick-me-up, aye?

Here's the other. A much more serious bit of inspiration.

FLUSH

I stand over
to watch the water clear

It is time to unload my inner essence

I sit
I push
I grunt
I fart

Something squishes
and comes forth from within me

plop
plop
plop
plop

Sense of relief
Serenity it brings

Enrichment of the moment
Fulfillment of empty spirit

I stand once more
Look to see my product
Then turn
And wipe away the residue
of my past consumptions

Then flush
and watch all of it swirl away

Heartwarming, is it not?