From the bottom of

From the Bottom of

by dan ankers

From the bottom of my moss covered mind

there is a lever if you’re clever enough to find

or persistent with a bit of dumb luck and inspiration

either way there lies the very thing in question

Yank it swiftly and the results will be nifty

It catches a tad so you have gotta really try

but when the job is done, will be a thing to catch your eye

I come undone

truth is I simply love the feeling

Long ago my natural state was this, so wild and so freewheeling

But long since then I found another orientation

With wisdom came a different kind of peace-keeping inclination

I throw the apple cart, though, still whenever I can

I tell the king he’s dead and every righteous man

Soon hears the truth we all see but few can

for sake of responsibility, inform that prideful man

His smug approval of his own shady ongoings

is self approved

And he smugly senses then that every fool is fooled

He must be so clever then

The cleverest of all dudes.

So please come pull my lever

Dare and let me out

And for a little while

the fools will hear me shout

Then I’ll be stuffed back in the cookie cutter’s mouth

With such sweet madness

and yes abandon

I support my habit poorly

But it must be done

from time to time

I can’t abort it

So get me goin’

Must be done

Until I drop

With sweet abandon

and great sadness

Recycled madness

Recycled madness

And with great sadness

Recycled madness

Repeated sadness