In this earthly abode ‘Twas sadness that flowed With each new download Of binary code To ease our workload

Secure in my authenticity I thought I’d avoided that trap which had ensnared so many of my g… the safety of ironic distance– until I realized that

All relationships but one Are located on a continuum From one pole of complete trust To the opposite pole of total fear The exception that proves the rule

Beliefs and behavior are the real… One leads to another And we have no idea How it all started Our name for that lacuna is God

We are gathered around our phones Like little campfires And all we ever hear Are scary stories

Imagine the disappointment when we… both wearing Velcro singlets but each fashioned from the softer… with nary a hook between us

If you’re going to take sick leave… take FMLA

Give thanks to God For we are much obliged

The best way to feel in control even though all control is an illusion is to stand in a line

Evil is cruelty plus pleasure

Behaviorists insist that the mind is a black box which makes it an utter mystery

I hope to live several decades more making it odd to know so very well what they’ll put

The ugly duckling Is not a duck But he is a lucky duck

I know how it must sound– A two-year long two—week lockdown— But let me expound And dish the lowdown: What we fear’s a hoedown

Do me a favor and riddle me this: Is he favored to win Because he’s our favorite Or is he our favorite Because he’s favored to win?