Dark Horse

I am a dark horse.
A matted, seasoned thoroughbred
With pedigree but no victories
I've run a lot of races but never won the prize.
I've chased the goal like my life depended on it.
But always fell short of the mark.

But it's alright to come in second.
It's alright to not be number one.
The reward is in the testing of my mettle.
The reward is in knowing
At the end of the day I had nothing left to give.

What is a loser? What is a winner?
Is it black and white?
Are there some qualities we don't give a name to
That are no less valid than winning and losing.

I am a dark horse.
I am often underestimated.
I know that fools will judge me
With words like 'loser' and 'failure.'
But I know that my true worth is not known.
I know that I am a dark horse and I still have a lot of races to run.

Water: For Love of Michigan

Goddamn we need the stuff!
There is not enough in every place.
But Michigan's got it in spades.
Yet there are these parasites
Who SELL us our own water.
We who live in the state of Michigan.
And pay taxes here and belong.

There are these motherfuckers
Who don't belong here.
They make Ice Mountain.
They don't actually make it.
They just steal it and put a label on the bottle.
And act like it's their domain.

This disgusting corporation that exploits us.
This disgusting corporation that raids us.
These carpetbagging scum
Who steal from us and we pay them
For the privilege of paying them.

Don't buy Ice Mountain if you have a conscience.
Especially if you live in this great state.
Don't buy Ice Mountain!
I'm starting a grass roots movement for the digital age. 
This is how to protest in the modern world.

And yes our governor is in bed with them.
That sell-out emasculated prick
With pedigree but no virtue.
That self-serving demagogue asshole
With no morals or ethics.
Who has squeezed out the middle class
Likes old toothpaste in a tube.
And bled the state's resources and crippled our government.


Please God let this prick be plucked.
Please take Rick Snider and put him in a pen.
Please put him where vultures will eat him.
Please let him die naked and alone.\
Let him be shamed, disgraced, and ridiculed.
May his name be spit upon and may he pay for all his crimes.

God let democracy back in to Michigan.
Please let Michigan be proud of its resources.
Please let Michigan be proud of its people.
For love of Michigan and all its blessings.
Amen