Kevin McCarthy's poems, lyrics, plays, essays
Forever on the outside looking in
a hall of fame no-win shoo-in
guilty of the being boring sin
an off balance of yang and yin
chagrin camouflaged by a goofy grin
often anorexic at the gravitas weigh-in
taken one too many on the chin
perennially searching for a life plug-in
in charge of the human waste dustbin
whirled too often by faulty human spin
being quite the deluxe Zelig stand-in
I saw the light and extinguished it
flowers convulse and wilt from my stare
razzing orphans gives me endorphins
But hell no, I’m not an abhorrent person
Green Berets avert their eyes
special ops, they cross the street
wherever I’m out doing my predator strut
But hell no, I’m not a dangerous person
I see Satan as Diogenes just dressed in red
most humans are rotting organic matter
foreclosing on widows should be an Olympic sport
But hell no, I’m not a disgusting person
My crew chopped up Buddha, crucified Christ
humiliated gods in ways not nice
yep, being while Black is a judicious pre-crime
But hell no, I’m not a vile person
Attila’s Huns did pretty damn good
card-carrying members of cruelty and sin
it’s a club on earth with a long waiting list
But hell no, I’m not a loathsome person
Saints and sinners, losers and winners
ah, these dreary days of whiners and accusers
it’s always been gold, not golden, rules
But hell no, I’m not a repulsive person
I’m just a normal: president, governor, CEO
lawyer, mercenary, priest, FOX talker,
movie mogul, judge, hedge fund owner.
hey, evil is just live spelled backwards