the opiate of the illiterate, unwashed masses has been televised
oh is the addiction strong
season after season
show after show
fresh (and not so fresh) faced
full grown adolescents
pour into audition contests
to be the next great jackass
exhibitionistic behaviors becomes our escapist savior
the light of the stars
searching for our eye
how long is 15 minutes exactly andy?
we will not be satisfied
with what we have
we will not behave appropriately
we will fight and drink
not to mention
lick, suck, fuck and fondle
our way to the top teir trajectory
inching closer to the great green briefcase
as we backstab and strategize
using our friends against themselves
this is the story of what happens
when eight strangers stop being nice
and start being real
when real comprehends to
sending in a audition tape
manufactured moments in life to show the vaguely interesting
twenty minutes of their day
that tape lands you in a house paid for by the media machine
not to mention alcohol and cigarettes
not to furthermore mention a job handily provided
and taped as the wall of niceties crumbles
as the bubble wrap is popped on
freshly wrapped concepts of
american polite,educated society
(news flash: the actual educated polite americans move to europe)
how can we evolve spiritually and politically as a nation
when misery and buffoonery
serve as primary forms of entertainment
colloquium of conglomeration
well sir, if i may use the term loosely,
you've made quite the inconceivable ass of yourself on national television
too bad no one will hire you
being that they've now seen what an alcoholic,
bipolar, spotlight hungry, screaming diva you are
i've got quite the grand idea
why don't you come host a night of binge drinking at my overrated, overpriced nightclub
i mean, it does seem to be the only area you excel at
drinking excessively at trendy hotspots
and we need a boost in business
the ladies will just throw themselves at you
oh where did the educated americans go
(they went to europe)
they're not writing poetry
for poetry in america is dead
at least i still am
for the time that i'm stuck here in the states
maybe i'm writing poetry that decries the same show that i clamor to every wednesday
maybe i got stoned and made some sort of audition tape
hoping to be a sane voice amongst the blithering idiots
or maybe i'm just the animal in hiding
innocent deer nibbling on the grass
cute, elegant, passerby's delight
in a costume getup
wolf in disguise
sarcastic, didactic, a touch oh so flamboyant
seeking to channel his distaste
by abusing the system himself
swinging from brass ring to silver, to cynical star
oh how the self-important have fallen
oh it could be worse
i could be searching for love in all the encrusted places
eight different seasons amounting hundreds of faces
love forced in mere weeks
leads to failed marriage
schedule a new show, and watch them destruct
oh wiat, here's another one
we have some camera film left over!
let's build them back up
do try to arrange a cliffhanger ending
our fall line-up seems a bit soft
show after show give the hopefuls new games
recycle your pawns across the chessboard of fame
schadenfreude is virtue
in half-lives of housewives
as the gossip rags transform our celebrities
our actors, our singers,
and someday you and me
as free entertainment
free market property
reality television obsession
escapist passionate mind fucking sex
you gladly dip your tongue into the mouth of the devil
he beats your compassion
and he rapes your sensibilities
oh but his red pointy cock feels so nice lodged in my tight little ass
your dick-tipped addiction it spirals deeper than his thrust
mind and anus dethroned in channel surfing wanderlust
I WILL NOT ACCEPT YOUR ROD
TO THE ENTRANCE OF MY VIRGIN HOLE
I WILL THINK
I WILL SPEAK
I WILL WRITE
I WILL SING
for the fires of creation
for original detail
alas, the housewife
resolve not as strong as me
she compares her life to the
celebutante, debutante queen
paparazzi captures their
every move so you can digest
your own tedious life
those mundane and obviously unimportant tasks of
caring for children
providing for families
living well within their means
observing the outcome of a dream they never chased
or even had for that matter
until they realized for some reason
they were stuck in such an awful rut
if you wanted it so bad
you should have made your run at it
instead read a book
obtain some knowledge
aside from what so and so wore to the goddamn oscars
get involved with politics
take up a hobby that enhances your mind
as opposed to your thighs
we are lacking
we are losing
i am moving to France
i am disgusted with how we stare
at the ticking time bombs dance
