26 August

Poem: Are You The Crazy One?

by Jon Katz
Are You The Crazy One?
Are You The Crazy One?

Are you the crazy one?

The one who is not entitled to be happy?

Or follow your dreams?

Are you the foolish one?

Have you not saved up enough money to be safe six times

over when Armageddon strikes and the power finally goes out for good?

Are you the impulsive one, who thinks you can follow the inner voice,

that tells you to love your life and thank the Gods for every single day of your existence?

Perhaps you are one of the sane ones? Do you live a hollow life?

Languishing in jobs you hate, in places you don’t want to live,

for things you care nothing about?

Are you following the rules?

Do you work for people who care nothing for you, know nothing about you?

Would throw you in the trash as soon as tell you how important you are to them?

Did you talk to your investment counselor today to see if your IRA is big enough

to keep you alive for 25 extra years in a meaningless life without purpose or joy?

Are you enslaved?

Are you one of the sane ones?

Who watch cable TV every day or go on Facebook every hour

to learn who to hateĀ  today, and what to buy, and who to fear?

Are you one of the crazy ones,

Who never seems to fit?

Then I love you,

Please dance with me tonight,

under the crystal chandeliers,

they call the stars.

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