Self-righteous Trickster’s Blister
Who knows? Who owes? So much me, so little you. Who's me? Who's you? So much me, so little you. What's peace? What's greed? So much greed, so little peace. In a place of whispers, there was this trickster, wondering, “Who has infected my blister?” wondering, “Who controls the reaper?” In a place of tricksters, there was this blamer, convincing, “Not I, not I, I am the righteous.” convincing, “You are, you are the monstrous.” Using tricks and sticks, they proclaim, “I am the self-righteous bliss... [the trick: adding an “s” and omitting the “ter” ] Follow me! Here, here, sleep some more, let me rule your search for meaning.” ...............................................................and BANG! Knocking at your door, obligation. So much dread, so little empathy. It's a one-way driveway, don't argue with blame. Knocking at your door, guilt. So much caffeine, so little patience. Why am I blamed? Why am I inflamed? Knocking at your door, fear. So now, you're all theirs, what's left goes in tears. Everything is a hardship, a lost ship sailing adrift, cursing the rhythm of life, should I blame the blister rather than the drifter? Should you blame at all? Life's a maze, a waiting grace. Don't let blame be your disgrace. Don't open the door anymore, let it knock. Listen to the clock. You're getting old. What time is it? It is time to go. The time to uncover the trick has come. Jump. It's a wave! Surf until you reach the beach. Surf away from the self-righteous, the trickster and its infected blister. Surf away from the self-importance that destroys you and me, a we, made of love's trust, as skies bursting orange bleeding out of the blue, as lemon against the lips with no more sugar left to kiss, as fire that keeps going but doesn't burn, as a new you, trusting when there's no trick, aware of what you're made of, the heart of a star, stardust.