Out Loud

Jesus is my role model for speaking the truth out loud

Jesus, nailed to a cross

for hanging out with deviants

for fermenting revolution

for fucking with the spiritual underpinnings of the new world order

before BC realized it was AD

well before ACDC was a concept

that could entertain the masses in stadium concerts

that paved the way for KISS and Dennis Rodman

to wrap the idea of identity

around the lamppost Tom Waits puked on

Communion with the divine is socially unacceptable

Crucifixion is the reward for touching God

only three blows nail the hand to the 4 X 4

loud and clear, you've got to have faith

that your god is God

only one hand and two feet to go

you gotta have faith

That kind of craziness makes sense when the shit really hits the fan

and business and politics go to bed in the killing fields of purity

Folk music ain't rock and roll

but when Dylan plugged in

some institutions moved

Power is ephemeral

and speaking the truth out loud

hints at what is heard when the tide rolls in

and pondering insignificance

you realize it is out of your control

and say

Celebrate the Temporary

Dinky Dau

we carry on

at least crucifixion draws a crowd

This is life baby

you can take more fame than Andy Warhol would allow

when Art and Reality meet

it is prettier than making sausages

and though both nourish

neither draws a paying crowd

So I think this shit over and realize

Projections and Flashbacks

are kind of the same thing

Staying power applies to more than your deodorant

Watching a five year old grow puts you in the hour again

and Fuck moments

I want an hour to be

a long time.