My father once told me
the only reason
I’m so happy
is because I’m too crazy
to know how lousy things are
Well, the ganja doesn’t hurt either
But it does help me
establish equilibrium
without taking Librium
and ensures a cheerful
sunny disposition
but all anyone
can ever do is criticize,
put down, ostracize,
etc etc et al
with all their other shit.
But hey,
Jesus did say
the unrighteous would
get into Heaven
before the self-righteous
which is really
smashing news
for a chap like me
but I ain’t really
looking for salvation—
not just yet.
There’s still way
too many other conflicts
of which to be dealt.
I couldn’t bloody well
justify praying
to save my own ass
at this point.
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