2009 blues

the days of waking up and feeling good are over…
for one thing the world is at war and it seems there is no escape,
from the delirium tremens and fear that war causes,
the paper in the morning is full of the nonsense and evil of warfare
and of the culture of death…

those of us who beat alcoholism, tobacco and drugs,
are not without some casualties on the road to recovery,
and as if that doesn’t cause post traumatic stress disorder,
there is the remnant of lack of trust in others and they are reluictant to trust you…
it is awful hard to beat a bad reputation…
the only comfort being that very few got through the war on drugs unscarred…

and it is not without insomnia and crippling worry,
and the nightmares of a haunted sleep we go to bed,
we pray till our asses fall off then pray some more,
and still Satan persists in tormenting us with drunk dreams,
and people who have died of overdose showing up in our dreams
not only haunting us but filling us with remorse and dread…

and worship in the church is pure torture as they condemn abortion,
us, knowing some who have had abortions, can’t help but feel very sad
mad and scared for the souls of our friends everytime they mention abortion
which ends up provoking the eviol one to delight in perpetrating more death
and accomplishes nothing but arousing more antagonism and hate of the church,
they have some nerve mentioning abortion in the pulpit…
we were brought up to mind our manners when speaking from the pulpit
which is now a platform for every form of abomination
mankind has ever perpetrated
and this they call reverence
I am outraged by modern churches…
they would have more success in fighting the murder of the unborn
if they completely ignored it
some abort their babies just to spite the church…
and it gets more and more absurd every day…

and the workplace is the most dreadful place these days,
in the retail business theft is as common in fact more prevalent
than those trying to make an honest days wage
it is not at all pleasant catching your own customers
trying to cheat your boss with fake prices and switched tickets…

watching them trash the environment doesn’t make me feel good either….

makes singing “for the beauty of the earth” a travesty and a tragedy…

pray with me that all will seek salvation
and cease from trashing our nation
p.s. your gambling casinos make me sick too….2009 blues
just trying to keep some semblance of peace of mind
but I feel awful dread when I walk out the door
with my smile looking fake my song sad and my dollars gone with the wind
God bless America!!!