It’s Monday; fuck, I made it—(sorta)
As Iran & surrounding countries burn, the world watches, and protest; ears of leaders go deaf. It’s what was expected, for some of us in the U.S. We saw lies on top of falsehoods, wrapped in dishonest smiles & crossed fingers behind the back. We argue online, ‘this is what you voted for right,’ we poke sarcastically at opponents (opps as the kids would say) from across the bar, the back yard fence, the Sunday dinner table.
The indie author in me slightly sighs ‘fuck’ as I respond to review posts of my latest book, Lesson & Libations. Fuck, great timing for a war, great timing for a book tour that has Absolutely Nothing to do with politics, war, or this mess the “world” finds itself in. I’m sure there’s a farmer worried about their dry ass crops, or a teacher with doubts about a class period reaching the finish line with a passing grade. And I know there’s a writer like me saying what the fuck, not my launch week, not my book release week, not my cover reveal week. There’s the selfish us, immersed in our own world, watching as the bigger world freakin blazes. Fuck you world leaders, just fuck you.
And there’s the conscious us, protesting with signs in the street since Saturday when the strikes began. There’s the concerned us that places posts about the school that was struck, the soldiers that died, and the carnage that sits on the chest of every human citizen in every country involved or neighboring.
“We’re fucked, world war 3 is on the way”, many young and/or uninformed yell out in social media post, in middle school classrooms & university lecture halls. I’m sure there’s a therapist dosing themselves with Advil & vodka to get through their 5th anxiety session of the day. And in some corner there’s an inspired author writing furiously, a talented painter, painting with their entire chest, or a videographer editing a video with so much passion…but not to go viral, not to make any statement, but because it’s what they do. Life always continues.
Human me asks that you continue to enjoy life; protest the poppycock & cocksuckers who started this mess, but enjoy life. Continue to write, to paint, to participate & create the beauty that makes life beautiful. Make babies, make love with protection, (be safe if you choose) invite your neighbors over for meatloaf and enjoy the game. Yes the world burns, but you ain’t on fire yet.—However, if your family is currently burning from this unauthorized & unacceptable action, may your God or Gods be with you.
It’s Monday baby, you have every human right, to say
Fuck!
…and continue to human, better
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