Things We’re Afraid to Say:
Webs of Everyday Media
I think you’re hot
Yeah, you’re not so hot
I used to like to smoke allot…
I used to smoke allot of pot
I like allot of people of all
colors, races and creeds
I don’t like people of all
colors,
races and creeds who are
intolerant of other people’s
color, race or creed
I vote both republican and
democrat
- in the middle of the road,
yeah -
It depends on the issue and
candidate
Allot of TV, films, books and
music
just plain old sucks nowadays
along with allot of fashion
I think a total consuming
material world
does not make allot of sense
nor
possesses any real meaning of
life
Yet I drive a Volvo with turbo
and
I have a nice address that’s
well kept
and I like organic foods and
hotels
like the Waldorf Towers in NYC
and Chateau Marmont in
Hollywood
and the Cliffside Inn on
Newport, R.I.
and the Stanford Rennaissance
Inn on
Knob Hill in San Francisco,
California
and the Kenwood Inn & Spa in
Sonoma
I watch allot NEWS but not
really local
I like Fox & Friends and Paula
Zahan Now
I watch NEWS programs on CBS,
NBC,
CNN, FNC, MSNBC and ESPN but
not ABC
I don’t understand why the
media was coo-coo
over the provocative film the
Blue Lagoon which
showcased the nakedness of a
young teen named
Brooke Shields and we all
watched by the millions
Yet, now, the media labels
people coo-coo for
being on the internet and
looking at naked teens
as, all of a sudden, it’s a
taboo and not mainstream
However, there are a ton of
box office movies
that sell the premise and
promise of sexy teens
Again, most movies nowadays
suck and I don’t take
the dangling bait on the shiny
sharp hook waiting to
pierce my skin and hook me at
the mouth – sexxy
or not
I would think it okay for a
woman over 18 to pose
as a teenager (i.e. The New
Zealand actress who
moved to L.A. and posed as
“lonely girl 15” on the
world wide web and captured a
huge audience for
her staged web video blogs
that many thought were
authentic but were just
created by two dudes) – yet –
I do not think it’s okay for
real teenagers to pose
and be watched on the world
wide web by millions
Is there an honest politician?
I think most authority figures
are hypocritical
Nevertheless I believe in the
law and believe as
long as there are societies,
communities and
civilization itself - there must be laws to govern
The War on Drugs is not
working and is all politics
The War on Terror needs to
focus and be non-political
I don’t care if President Bill
Clinton inhaled
I don’t care if President Bill
Clinton received a
blow-job in the Oval Office by
a horny intern
I still watch Friends reruns
with my wife
My wife is a C.P.A.
I love my wife
I love my mother and father
and brother and sisters
Yet I don’t feel like I have
to be around them all the time
I’m not ready to have kids yet
I enjoy learning to be less
selfish with our Lhasa Apso
The world is overpopulated
Too much emphasis is placed on
having children
The word is overpopulated
Since the world is now
overpopulated, is life’s purpose and
meaning to reproduce?
I think allot of
stay-at-home-moms are lazy and just
do not want to work in the
real world
I think stay-at-home-moms have
become a status symbol
and allot of people care more
about status than their kids
What’s wrong with going to
church?
I wear a silver crucifix
around my neck and the back of it reads,
”call a priest I am a catholic.”
Can’t you just sit in church
and meditate on good and decipher what are man made laws and
religious teachings and what is the truth of God, the truth and
teachings of Jesus Christ
Allot of people hide behind
religion, God and Jesus Christ
Why can’t you put a couple of
bucs into a church basket
when you pay several for a
movie or concert?
I don’t go to church regularly
but would like to go occasionally
Isn’t it all about a mental
break anyway?
I love women and view them as
God’s artwork
I’m a healthy admirer of God’s
artwork
I like to flirt with women
flirting with me
I like to work hard and play
hard
I like to focus and accomplish
tasks and goals
I like to day-dream
There are too many guns in the
hands of the wrong people
pulling triggers for the wrong
reasons
If you hunt and are not going
to eat your “kill” –
then you shouldn’t be hunting
just for the sport –
just to kill an animal
Allot of people under 18 are
very annoying
Allot of people in their
twenties seem lost
Allot of people thirty and
above are clueless
There are allot of assholes in
this world
There aren’t too many truly
cool people out there
Allot of people who think
they’re cool aren’t
There’s allot of talent and
genius out there
that goes unnoticed
There’s allot of talent and
genius out there that’s
overlooked because of
corporate agendas
Publish or perish – unfortunately this rules and
has destroyed the publishing industry down to
little poetry journals and magazines
Why should you have to conform
to a certain style,
fashion, mode of living if you
have something better
to offer?
Most people cannot recognize
something better,
something original, genius,
organic because they
are too busy trying to conform
to norms
We’ve become too politically correct
I like Christmas
I like Easter
I like Halloween
How can things in the media
not have spin?
How can words of the media not
spin webs?
Are you caught in the web of a
big fat spider?
Or are you free like me?
Are you honest like me?
Do you write what you like?
Do you say what you mean?
Do you try and find meaning in
everything?
Do you tell your friends you
love them?
Do you tell people positive
things because
you like to see people succeed
and feel
fulfilled?
Are there things you’re afraid
to say?
Well, I’m a real poet – If
you’re afraid to say
things – I’ll say them for you
= That’s my role
in life = My gift I am
thankful and grateful for
Best of the Roses,
John mystrawhat.com
September 16, 2006
Saturday afternoon
