Ed was at the end of his rope, an expression he "There is no rope", he would at the laughing walls There is only the end, no hope, no is better than mending Doors of perception, of opportunity These are illusions the killing floor
Ed spoke in a whiny voice perhaps a slight tinge of glee But this was because he couldn't be bothered To try to develop a manner of truly reflected his mood
This is a vaccum, is no air in this room is no fun anymore Nihilism knocked times on the ceiling But the rosy fingers of always inserted themselves In the nose of promises
sang, "Heysanna, Hosanna" Paralyzed prima-donnas in the streets all day But when the came, everybody went home I was ready, everyone was asleep
And while it might have a relief to see I was right all along Here I am still, alone and Awaiting the end
And I can it all around And at it and laugh at myself I can laugh than the walls, the halls, the waterfalls Louder than Charles De Gaul or Mall
But I don't know what I'm at I don't know just I think is so goddamn funny I don't know why I don't just up And up and lay down and die
"What do I have to about anyway?" Ed his Picasso, "I'm a millionaire" wasn't actually true Ed's Picasso was an forgery
His three Rothkos had been singled out In an article in 'Art forum' 'The Three Insignificant Paintings of Mark Rothko' And his Barbara Krugers had irreparably damaged By Rein and a few other bands from Gainesville refused to acknowledge the value of art
"Come to of it", Ed mused To the laminated coffee table that he had purchased When times had seemed less bleak "Come to of it, not only does art have no intrinsic value But my collection has no extrinsic either"
"I I'm not a millionaire But that's no to complain is no reason to complain There is no to do anything"
"I don't in reason, objective reality or collective farming I don't believe in public Which is reason why I'm here alone I don't believe in or death I would kill myself but I believe in suicide"
Ed put on a red shirt and took a quick walk around the While whistling softly to He reentered his screaming "There is no on this planet"
"Jehovah One replaced all life with machinery five ago The so-called Industrial Was just another hoax and we all for it 'Cause we were all programmed to, even I for it I in the steam engine Even though I believe in anything"
Logical inconsistency is the Mr. I bathe in and every evening, except for yesterday evening When I roller over to the Masonic Temple To play pinochle with Pope John Paul the I had no choice in the matter"
Ed certainly go on and on And he did, and he and he will Until you or I or somebody something about it Sterno of Louisiana Announced over closed television And as long as he to pontificate pointlessly I will do
Ed walked away from the program fortified and stapled His brain was buzzing, the way it did just after 'Jeopardy' He loaded up the micro bus atlases and poseidons And headed for Pope
"I've had it", he sang, "I've had it puns, alliteration literature, Italian neorealism Meaningless cross references and lists of nonsense I drive without a license, without clothing, without direction"
"And if I it to Arkansas, fine And if I'm running late, if I'm running a game It doesn't matter, I keep on running"
"Yes, this is the answer, is the ending, I shall keep on running Because a body in motion tends to emotional And it's better to feel, pain is than emptiness is better than nothing, and nothing is better than this"