I call him the contrarian

I call him the contrarian.
A walking mushroom librarian.
And that's not just cause he thinks he's a fun guy.
He has an anecdote for everything under the sun.
He knows a guy who knows a guy.
He is generous with his time and words.
Every private conversation he has overheard.
And thought it pertained to him.

He's got an ineffable charm.
With the power to disarm.
Hope you don't have anything important to do,
Cause he'll talk you till your ears are blue.
He thinks his jokes are funny,
But he's far from Always Sunny!


He's had every vocation.
From bill collector to pseudo veterinarian.
He can tell you the contents of dog poop.
Yes he's kind of a snoop!!
But his true calling is bullshit artist extraordinaire.
In truth my boy would not hurt a fly.
Unless having to listen to him all day caused it to die.
The fly would just look up at him and say, Why, why?

He's like this termite stuck between the floorboards.
I get out my industrial strength vacuum.
But he clings, he clings!
I have to admire his spunky determination.
And his reckless disregard for everyone and everything.

 Carrie Fisher Saw it All

Carrie Fisher saw it all.
Carrie Fisher saw the fall
Of democracy and integrity.
Not that we had a lot to begin with in politics.
Carrie Fisher saw the ascendancy of a pretender king.
A man not fit to lead nor wear the ring.

Carrie Fisher saw the Death Star.
That's what she got handed
In the movie; all is not groovy.
The Death Star is the nadir for America.
The Death Star is the death of ethics.
The Death Star is how bad his breath is.
The Death Star is only the beginning.
The Death Star is he just likes winning.
Doesn't care about the consequences.

Carrie Fisher had the vision.
She saw we were just fishing.
In a little stream, not knowing our dreams
Were about to be crushed, made to mush.
Carrie Fisher saw it all.

And if you had the foresight
To know things were going to get ugly,
Why not cash in your chips?
Is this a world we want to live in?
Where our new leader in chief always has a beef
With anyone who criticizes him?

I don't think our next President
Should be a bully or a cheat or a liar.
I don't think our next President
Should be a child and a walking conflict of interest.
I don't think our next President
Should not even know what the rules are
Because he has never played by them.


Who voted for this egomaniac?
You think he will put our interests above his own?
He is the one percent; we are insignificant.
Carrie Fisher saw it all.
Carrie Fisher saw the fall.

I try to reduce my carbon footprint

I try to reduce my carbon footprint.
But I know I'm far from perfect.
And man supposedly is descended from apes.
And who ever heard of a primate that did not throw a little poo.
I recycle at home religiously. At least I am more devout than most.
Yet all the same, it does no good to cast blame.
Because deep down we are all the same.

There is this dilemma with water.
We need it so. We value it so.
Yet we are lambs to the slaughter.
In our corporate materialistic world,
We pay for a resource that should be free.
And thank the powers that be.

Our environment is worth saving.
Corporate materialistic culture
Is a mother fucking vulture.
And no one seems to be immune.
I mean to righteously impugn
Anybody who doesn't give a shit.

I have seen the writing on the wall.
If we make no effort, we are bound to fall.
If it ain't biodegradable, at least use it twice.
Try not to be naughty, try to be nice.
Our resources are far from limitless.

If we all do even a little,
We can save the Earth
From becoming drivel.
Factories belch out poisonous air.
Corporate branding makes us slaves.
All that shit going into the ozone
And the earth will be all our graves.

I am no scientist but how can
A rational mind deny climate change?
The ice caps are melting, The oceans are rising.
It's not too surprising to see the Earth's demise.
'California tumbles into the sea..'
Hope that's not how it's going to be.