Balance and Perspective
In poise you’ll find complacency,
Disorder well concealed.
Bedlam finds no vacancy;
Ennui, long now, congealed.
About the time you grab the horns
And Life begins to flail;
Then very soon you’re dealing with
What’s underneath the tail.
Ask a monk, or trapeze star,
“Just where do you find ease?”
Now, scale their answers from afar;
And then…ask the trapeze.Pinhole's Shop
In my experience, ennui is best served piping hot. When it congeals, it brings to mind herring and old sweat socks tossed in a blender.
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Stop...you're making me hungry.
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Just a little tip: when you grab the horns, do it from the front!
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Oh, great! Where were you this morning?
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I've been trying to act all poised and everything, hoping to impress you. Now that I know you've seen through it, I guess I can relax a little...
whew!
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I thought you were just naturally poised.
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I heard someone on the radio yesterday morning talk about a fellow who was inclined to "grab Life by the horns and dance around the pointy bits"... It made me think of you, Pinhole, for some reason -- but then I forgot all about it. Until this poem reminded me.
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Great...now I have to learn to dance.
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I hear it's a good way to pick up women.
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Now you tell me. All this time I've been using my arms.
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