waiting it out (American Sonnet)

never had the good drugs
just filtering gallons of the worlds weakest poisons
pedestrian sub-poisons if you will
high fructose corn syrup
or some orange dust that tastes like cheese

we are just wasting time
or doing laundry
till the next alarm goes off

my crime is watching reports of who the Olsen Twins killed
my crime is watching Rey Mysterio do the 619

and some poor Reservist
is going to give his right leg
just to be as bored and idle
as i am

I Love Rey Mysterio

Rey Mysterio!!!
Originally uploaded by steakbellie.

I dont care that it's scripted
I dont care that it's lowbrow
Professional Wrestling stimulates some deep portion of my brain. Some deep fantasy of instilling fear and having an arch-enemy that wasnt yourself for once. The idea of a simple life that just consists of fistfighting and trashtalking...of wearing flashy pants and tattoos. We suspend belief for two hours and let ourselves be entertained.

I love the posing, the underhanded telegraphed melodrama.

Rey Mysterio won the World Heavyweight Championship belt last night at Wrestlemania, and my kids called me from the neighbors house to tell me they were so excited they screamed. I couldnt be happier....