Dogs 2021


Mitigated Bullshit(2/4/2021)
Brother Bollocks
never fit in
even
as a child
he knew
that he was
being
force fed
fantasies
laws
politics
religion
public policy
proper etiquette
a carefully
crafted education
to incorporate
them all
into civilization’s
best interest
they seemed
so foreign
so fake
he realized
that he
would have to act
as if he had
faith
faith
in the society
in which
he lived
in order
to maintain
his sanity
but faith
was never
given to him
so
as he aged
he drank
he drugged
in order
to numb
his hypocrisy
in order
to produce
a smile
upon his lips
even though
his ears
heard nothing
but lies
his nose
smelled nothing
but rot
until
he became
the lie
the rot
so Brother Bollocks
sobered
and through
the process
was finally able
to see through
the madness
well beyond
the meddling reach
of humanity
to perceive
a higher
order
an order
which included him
as he worked
to be included
now
he was seldomly
affected
by the commercial
break
of existence
about him
there was
what was real
there was
what
was everything
else
the minute
by minute
delineation
of his perceptions
were what
kept him
sane today
and the few
smiles
broadcast
to others
were of
a more
genuine
nature