In a peaceful world,
the stress is just,well, just less.
I don’t KNOW this,who does. You? Didn’t think so.
There has to be adifference between
What is,
with all its angst,chaos, brutality, disgust, insanity, indifference, hostility,
coupled with resentment,
fermenting over grudgesthat ensnare generations into boiling pits of selfish greed
and ultimately virtualvindication that wakes up the next morning
ultimately unsatisfiedand one up on the other guy
who’s gonna come lookingfor you, so watch out, eh?

Yeah, there has tobe a difference between
What is—with all…THAT—andwhat we all thought we wanted all along.

After all, world peace,love and harmony in our relationships,
and a joyful optimismfor tomorrow
as I go to bed tonight
is worth working forand sacrificing for and rising above the shit for. Right?

It’s hard to rememberthe priorities sometimes, isn’t it.
I keep forgetting.

All I often know, despitewhat the nihilists insist,
is that there HADto be a difference, but honestly?
I often [too often]forget what it was.

Copyright 2002, StephenBuckley
08.08.02, 1230am