I saw an old blowout retread sticking up from the road
the grader had rolled it into a gravel pile
it looked like a beached dolphin, waving a flipper
Damn! That guy must of been so pissed
he just left it there to bake in the sun
Its hot and I’m sweating
every time a car goes by I get dusted
The tub is gonna have a ring tonight
because dirty soap leaves truth behind
I wore out some more skin today
Maybe that is why I like snakes
for snakes shedding skin
is an important part of life
the passing of another stage
moving on to the next
The guy who shed a tire
couldn’t deal with the loss
now he has to go buy another
The car has to shed something
it’s a good thing that we don’t
have to buy a new car
every time a tire blows
What blows is
that tires, unlike worn out skin
resist natural decomposition
just one more piece of junk
a little more economic detritus
coming from egomaniacal consumerism
Tires don’t go down the drain
and that guy did us a favor
He is making us look at our dead skin
Oh, some body will probably
pick it up and hide it in a dump
but for now it is an overlooked
symbol of a callous disregard for nature
Please tell me what you think
Comments
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You managed to touch on two important topics -- the need for personal change and how we are changing our environment (not for the better).
"for snakes shedding skin
is an important part of life
the passing of another stage
moving on to the next"
Maybe if people looked at change as simply passing on to new stages of life, they could more easily let go of the things that no longer fit ... no longer serve them well. Like the snake, we should probably shed on a more regular basis.
But we still don't get to just drop our debris by the side of the road!
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you know.. this brought me to think of my friend who has one of those mini cooper cars.. she had a flat tire one day and called me. I show up to help her change it and ... um... in the manual it states not to change it and to have it towed to the dealer and it cost her 400$$$$$$$ to change a friggin tire!!!! I found out that their tires have a computer program to them or something stupid like that... wow... glad I dont have to shed skin THAT expensive!!!
I liked this and where it took me. So many simple moments and 'things' are over looked.
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That is really cool
I liked that! Great analogies. Snake skin, our skin, societies skin that won't go away. I had to read the last line of the 3rd stanza and the first line of the 4th twice before I got the joke. It's 6:00 am and I am even denser than usual.
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