Uplifting Message
M. Diamond

Let this inconsistent
maleable malaise distort
me no more

Oh, for gods sake
An uplifting message
for sunken boats
hearts
doctors in ER rooms medicating
the likes of me
how about all of the
control freaks
At least teach me how
to control

For
I need an
Uplifting message!
Any style will do!

Let me tell you,
He is blowing me off
I can feel it
and I need to stay warm
More than that
May I say that I tried?

I put green grass in my teeth
but that didnt save me

I sat luxuriously and then
stood like a soldier
But that didnt save me

I gobbled eggs and
poured beer down my gullet
But that didnt save me

I stole a thrift store fur
and put the pelt around my shoulders
But that didnt save me

Look! See!
Now, listen
just listen

You're going to miss me when I'm gone
Will you catalogue the pieces?
And put them in an urn, fancy?
You're tired, you're tired - I know

An uplifting message would
at least send me on my way
Far from these violent times.
I go.