Summer Musings, Again

Summer is here,
Sun shining in my face,
Watermelon juice dribbling down my chin,
Children laughing in the distance,
Leisurely reading my favorite novel,
Munching on freshly picked cherries,
Creating cloud-shaping fun in the blue sky,
Feeling the breeze over the crystal blue lake,
Chomping on delicious grill scorched dogs,
Making a mountain of a s'more,
Exploring the nearby forests and parks,
Exercising my fatso cat outside,
Eagerly anticipating my gigantic tomatoes to ripen,
Fresh catnip gobbled by my druggie kitties,
Watching fireworks on the 4th of July,
These are some of my favorite things,
During the short summer months of a Northern State,
But alas, because of the cruelness of fate,
I am forever doomed to be inside,
Selling products no one wants and can afford,
While I sadly watch my life go by,
When will this end?
My dear friends,
When can I finally realize my full potential,
And enjoy life the way it's meant to be enjoyed,
Not cooped up in a building all day,
Looking out the dirty windows,
As the sunlight taunts my every move,
I sigh and sigh and sigh,
And pop a overripe melon in my mouth,
And with false sunniness I greet customers,
As they grimly ignore my every attempt for human contact,
And rudely treat me as a servant,
And ignore my need for happiness and sunshine,
And leave with no purchases,
As I gaze sadly out the window,
Wondering if I can possibly escape,
This sadness welling up inside of me,
Please don't let life pass you by,
And unless you believe in reincarnation,
You only have one life to live,
So live life to the fullest,
And disregard Society's need to suck away life's happiness,
With the misconceived notion of work, work, work,
For work does not bring fulfillment,
And escape the doomed fate I have,
Of withering away into nothingness,
And nothing to show for it.

Enjoy my Summer Musings,
And Remember,
Life is Short,
Live to the Fullest

Or Die within the Prison Walls of Work

Wow, there's nothing on...

the telly tube,
yet here I am,
flipping through channel
after channel,
surfing the guide
for a glimpse of entertainment,
lounging on the couch,
fist full of chips,
munching and spewing food all over,
staring blankly at the screen,
of visionary mush,
and oh my,
I come to a startling realization,
Wow, there's nothing on...