It's Shit

In trying to change the world

I start by trying to change myself

I try to learn patience

Instead, I learn failure

I try to change my body

Instead, I learn impotence

I try to love the world

Instead I learn disgust

Some things were not meant to be changed

Some things were meant to be left alone

Sometimes I think I’m one of them

Then I realize how seldom I’ve been lucky

And then I laugh at the thought of luck

Bukowski inspires me

Keenan inspires me

Cohen inspires me

I sometimes inspire me

But most of the time

It’s shit!

ⓒ 2004 Shawn Michael Quinn