A Rat's Ass

Go to your "happy place"
Find your fucking power animal
Seize the damned day
Get sick sucking the marrow out of life
Choke on that half full glass
Eat shit and die on that cloud's silver lining
And at all costs, keep lying to the mirror

While you're at it, be thankful
Be thankful no one understands, especially you
Remember the bliss of ignorance or...
Remember your plague, your disease, your faults, shortcomings, forgetfulness
that long list of mistakes, regrets, shortsightedness, lack of and mis-understanding,
utter confusion, that false sense of who you are;
the confidence, assuredness, the blessedness, self-righteousness,
all that talent, natural ability and oh yeah, certainly that bad-ass rebellious side.

Let it really sink in so you know why

You take your medicine
Rock your scotch off godfather
smokin like a hippie, stoner
Mary Jane and Randy
Tricks and nose candy treats
You're the fungi, fun guy
Mary Poppins those Pharmies
Climbin' Jacob's ladder
You're in Disney now Mickey, says Bukowski
And just like Alice, you're Mama's little helper's bitch
Another nail for the coffin
Puff, puff, give....up
Needle around some more
Go get your fuckin shine box
and Vaffanculo!

You're a regular short bus racing champion
A bullet catcher in life's war
Leading the charge of the knuckle draggers
fighting for your one certain right
Left right, left right, left right
6 feet into the ground
Better yet, place the ashes in a tray where they belong
Bow your head and blow
Amen, a man no more