A Sketchy Outline for Survival
Hang on to
enough sense
not to
shop for
happiness on-line.
Enough sense to
double-bolt
the door &
sprinkle
stardust
on the
carpet.
Then turn the
lights low &
bask in the
afterglow.
These are
the new
tools of
survival.
This is
how you
wade out of
the ocean of
red lobsters
& jellyfish.
There are no
hard &
fast guidelines.
You need the
mind of a
wind-up
toy & the
crazed instincts
of Hamlet.
You need to
keep your
eyes lowered
at the
grocery store &
steer clear
of the
produce aisle.
You need to
stop breathing
when necessary.
Don’t renounce
anything,
that’s a
sure giveaway.
Don’t embrace
anything,
that’s
certain death.
Stay off
the streets &
don’t fly
in airplanes.
Don’t express
an opinion.
Dance around
conclusions.
Relinquish everything
you ever
believed in
right up until
a minute ago.
