maximaxiomatic

nothing's ever easy
this is one of those things the sisters of the sacred heart
should have made me write five hundred times on the blackboard
instead of 'i will not speak out of turn'
till my arm burned
(talk about lessons i completely internalized)
someone might've pointed out
while moving about the stations of the cross
learning about what happened to poor jesus
flagpoled in his 33AD BVDs
because pilate and the heathens and the pharisees
weren't quite ready to believe that
nothing's ever easy
one of those things you say
rather bitterly under your breath,
but loudly enough so someone might hear
which goes to show that you could go on practicing
till the big crunch bell rings
and the obvious lesson won't sink in:
no one ever said life was fair
though i heard something about how discretion's the better part of valor
(an assignment from the sisters of the pragmatic catechism)
and that applies to everything,
when you think about it
knowing the difference between
time to shift into high gear
and time to put an egg in your shoe and beat it
so let's laugh off that line about
the tough getting going when the going gets tough
and have a drink or two
trading stories with friends
(i sure will)
about how the money's never enough
or will i ever find true love
or how it's been really rough
since you and what's-his-face broke up
here's an old saw that's still mighty sharp;
(Axiom; maxim; adage; proverb; truism; dictum)
ignorance is bliss.