08-22-2011, 02:05 AM
i saw you at the church today.
you waved to me & i waved back.
you went inside to worship your God.
i went to MacDonald's to worship mine.
neon & candles compete.
for me the former always wins;
this is a world of sidewalks, bins,
discarded sandwiches & death.
whatever transient pleasures,
be they destructive or common,
are worth pursuing in this life.
don't dwell on who's behind the door.
you waved to me & i waved back.
you went inside to worship your God.
i went to MacDonald's to worship mine.
neon & candles compete.
for me the former always wins;
this is a world of sidewalks, bins,
discarded sandwiches & death.
whatever transient pleasures,
be they destructive or common,
are worth pursuing in this life.
don't dwell on who's behind the door.
"We believe that we invent symbols. The truth is that they invent us; we are their creatures, shaped by their hard, defining edges." - Gene Wolfe