Alan S. Austin
Arizona Playwright • Writer • Poet
  

I'm Famous Now

I'm famous now.
I lie in my bed coughing a bit.
I watch the show,
The long historical farce
Where one group tries to prove
It's more important than the other.
Just people
Procreating
Living and dying
It's a sort of disease.

The rest of the living world keeps up
And wonders how to get rid of the humans
Blue footed boobies squawking and soiling their nests

I want a bone through my nose
And fuzzy hair
And a big long spear
And all I have is the internet
Telling me everything
I really didn't want to know.

But I'm famous now
Recognized sort of

Luckily I'm the only one who gives a shit.