#2150 - greetings all (poem for followers)

 

2150

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19.xi.25

greetings all

poem for followers

 

according to facebook, I have 4,200 followers

 

it’s hardly for me to know you all personally

I, myself, may be bot

still one must admit that the mere thought of your multitude

does furnish a messianic urge to command

 

I appreciate your commitment, your admiration, devotion  

gratitude and

this is just a note to let you what have we have in store –

 

fasting, self-denial, self-deprecation, heroic labours

rites of passage, large donations… letting of blood

 

I plan to lead you through the desert of flaming sands

over the mountains of ineffable whatsit

down the gurgle hole of ocean

and wallow there awhile in suds

a merry hell or several

where

I, recumbent

peel me a grape and so on  

 

strive to please, read my whim

it’s never enough

 

gird up the loins and go on

through the snake pit

on a rickety rope bridge

over Crocodile Gulch, named not for nothing

 

without the shadow of a valley twaddle

and camel’s eye thread blood upon

brimstone here there too

 

look sharp

and get a move on

wilt when I whistle, bright as per demand

repeat after me some senseless dogma

 

full tilt apocalyptics, dragon do

high dudgeon, odd smirk

galumph as must, keep up

 

though not quite in my shoes

but polish if you will

 

of course the tsunami’s coming after you

earth opens up to swallow

months now since the last manna fell

nor anything at all to drink

but, having faith, you’ll be fine

believe!

on me!

who else?

 

follow me!

to the nth degree

on and beyond

out among the stars, say bravely

though you may never touch my garment

neither keep the old bones later

a distant glimpse – epiphany!

 

suffer the little and least

nor care but re-commit

wear this show

and no responsibility

a godslap fend for

all at own risk

sign this

a caveat waiver kachink

non-disclosure

 

and, comforted by hard travail

arrived in an awkward and uncomfortable space

for which your gratitude can never suffice

you will see my pictures, or at least a selection

perhaps not the very best (you would be overdazzled by such)

of course adore them, whatever stable sweepings deign permit

sit in silent admiration thereof

in awe I should say

and stood to attention

perhaps just on one leg

and holding a chair above your head

hear the words I read

receive the spirit so

commit to memory

and mumble later

that others might follow too

 

lay offerings of beautiful drugs yet to discover

 

yes, a religious experience

for all involved

 

they’re getting up a kind of cult now

tax deductible too

what’s not to like?

 

can pay by all major cards

by bank transfer

cash, most currencies

regular payments

give me the PIN

 

complaints are queued so they say but not really

you’ll not be spoken with

 

of course it’s all in the book

I’m coming up with apocrypha right now

 

miracles are hard to prove

 

they’ll say you just had to be there