I’ve been in the audience
I’ve been in the wings
I’ve been center stage
Entered the library cold
Nothing on hold
I found gold
I worked hard
I struggled constantly
They othered me mercilessly
They tried to dis me of my enchantment
They capped my handy
They hacked my Spotify list
But I have always believed
There is bonus content in every eternity
There is eternity in every promo code
A session of garment rending is worth
7X journeys to recovery
One interface under god
There’s a scene where
I traject from floormat
To footstool to recliner
To where I’m sitting in a distinguished chair
Life-affirmingly robust
Living among the 1 percent
Smart, dark, and rich
Hotbeds of old growth discourse
Deep chat and cosplay
Killed a lot but also
Left a slew unslain
For future stack clippers
I did it for all humanity
And it helps that I’m amazing
He notes with a laugh
I could put in a zipper and
At the same time
Accompany myself on a lyre
Every work an ode
First Folio quality
Focused, powerful and clear
Heartfelt expressions
Like Manga dolls
Dangling from backpacks
The King James version of baristas asks
Is whole life OK
Perfect
Born to redefine and reimagine
Ever-present and trending
I can still kill it with plectrum stirred strings
At the same time killing the flipper buttons
On a classic pinball machine
But you get bored always doing the impossible
So I retired some million years ago.
Taking some solace in that
Not all cookie cutters are soulless
Yet as one whose heart is
Informed by the larger narratives
I found myself lost
I turned up missing
Bumping my own ring tone
Even my footwear choices were sketch
I literally had to tell my brother
I’ve heard great things about you
143 inches of rain fell
A sign I’m sure
That being said
I just told
Myself like hey
Theorize all you want
Can’t lay off the fine print
Textea, chatea
Dactylic hexameter
Seasoned blends
It’s time to reoffend
Reclaim the stoke
(That’s right Miss Spotty Thunderstorms)
So on I slathered water-resistant sunscreen
Gonna mob this water slide of life
Shooting super-fast
Mix and match being my ethos
Highway 99 without leaving home
The very best of lives
Louisiana Cajun sausage
Sixteen ounces of 5-Hour Energy Extra
Meeting the moment, the forever moment
The thousand terracotta pickleball players
Unearthed at an excavation site in Panorama City
Everybody’s talking about moment.
Copyright 2025 Randy Stark
