Mind over Matter. Matter over Mind.

http://charlespoet.podomatic.com/entry/2015-12-14T23_12_26-08_00

Everything is so confusing.

Nothing in place.

You want to change your surroundings?

Why?

Different place, same set of shit and consequences.

Perhaps being a nomad would make more sense.

Never staying in one place for too long.

The perpetual rock and roller whose Bedouin ways keep them on the not so straight and narrow.

Why not?

As long as the tickets keep selling why not stay on the road; no direction home, a complete unknown.

We think we don’t make a difference.

We believe miracles can no longer exist in such well-worn and frayed times.

Understand that the mystery is what keeps the wheels greased and the ghosts in the machine satiated and willing to stay out of sight and time out of mind.

When the shit hits the fan’s shiny blades that’s always the best time to hunker down because being one of the chosen means you never quit no matter how hot the desert is or how idiotic the status quo becomes.

It’s all mind over matter or matter over mind depending on how you choose to look at things and if you’re willing to go that extra mile no matter the conditions attempting to erase you.

Charles Cicirella

12/13/15

She boxes. (For Elaine Schock and Mikal Gilmore)

http://charlespoet.podomatic.com/entry/2015-12-11T19_08_31-08_00

She kicks the shit out of everything and everyone like a swan or M-4 Sherman Tank.

She believes in magic, but understands you need more than a magic wand or white rabbit to pull off an illusion that won’t become unstuck like a generic Post-it note.

There’s no better coach to have in your corner when you’re fighting the darkness and the questions and answers are weighing you down like soup bones or cartoon anvils.

She was working at Columbia. You used to walk by her desk because you already had a crush and even with the best and most carefully chosen words at your disposal you still felt more awkward than you’d care to admit to.

Her beauty is awe-inspiring, but I believe it’s her genuine and generous being that’s laying waste to the soldiers hiding in the bush like ravaged romantics or monsters with no actualized conscience.

You were different. Already too familiar with a Shot in the Heart and the residual guilt, shame and confusion over the sins and secrets of a brother swallowed whole by the unrelenting nothingness.

She broke through your walls quicker than anyone has before or since because she recognized that a hostage situation only ends with more broken hearts and when it comes to a peaceful resolution through violent means there are far better ways to spend one’s blood and treasure.

She boxes because it’s some of the best exercise there is and aggression if channeled properly can revitalize you and get you in the best shape of your life.

The people who enter the ring and fight for what they believe in will always make more of a difference than those who choose to do nothing, but live lives of quiet desperation.

Charles Cicirella

12/11/15

American Standard Cadet

http://charlespoet.podomatic.com/entry/2015-12-09T19_22_37-08_00

Just like with anything else you get what you pay for.

So if you buy a two hundred dollar toilet that’s exactly what you’re getting.

And don’t be impressed when it says it’s high-efficiency because all that amounts to is less water and more clogs.

Charles Cicirella

12/9/15