Ed was at the end of his rope, an he detested "There is no rope", he scream at the laughing walls is only the end, no hope, no rope Ending is better mending of perception, windows of opportunity These are illusions like the killing
Ed spoke in a whiny voice With perhaps a slight tinge of But this was only because he couldn't be To try to develop a manner of That truly his mood
is a vaccum, there is no air in this room Despair is no fun Nihilism knocked three times on the But the rosy of dawn always inserted themselves In the nose of unfulfilled
sang, "Heysanna, Hosanna" Paralyzed danced in the streets all day But when the darkness came, went home I was ready, everyone else was
And while it might been a relief to see I was right all along Here I am still, alone and the endless end
And I can turn it all And laugh at it and at myself I can laugh louder than the walls, the halls, the Louder than Charles De Gaul or Fulton
But I don't what I'm laughing at I don't know what I think is so goddamn funny I don't know why I just shut up And up and lay down and die
"What do I have to about anyway?" Ed his Picasso, "I'm a millionaire" This wasn't true Picasso was an obvious forgery
His Rothkos had just been singled out In an article in 'Art forum' 'The Most Insignificant Paintings of Mark Rothko' And his Barbara Krugers had irreparably damaged By Rein and a few other bands from Gainesville That refused to acknowledge the of art
"Come to think of it", Ed To the roadkill coffee table that he had purchased When times had seemed less bleak "Come to think of it, not only does art have no intrinsic But my collection has no extrinsic either"
"I know I'm not a But that's no reason to There is no reason to There is no to do anything"
"I don't believe in reason, objective reality or farming I believe in public speaking Which is another reason why I'm alone I don't in life or death I would myself but I don't believe in suicide"
Ed put on a red shirt and took a quick around the block While whistling to himself He reentered his apartment "There is no life on planet"
"Jehovah One all life with machinery five centuries ago The Industrial Revolution Was just another hoax and we all for it 'Cause we all programmed to, even I fell for it I in the steam engine Even though I believe in anything"
Logical is the Mr. Bubble I bathe in Each and every evening, for yesterday evening When I roller bladed over to the Masonic To play pinochle with Pope John the First I had no choice in the matter"
Ed certainly go on and on And he did, and he would and he Until you or I or somebody something about it Senator of Louisiana Announced over circuit television And as long as he to pontificate pointlessly I will do
Ed walked away from the program feeling and stapled His brain was buzzing, the way it did just after 'Jeopardy' He loaded up the micro bus with and poseidons And headed for County
"I've had it", he sang, "I've had it with puns, Russian literature, Italian Meaningless cross references and laundry of nonsense I shall drive a license, without clothing, without direction"
"And if I it to Arkansas, fine And if I'm running late, if I'm a numbers game It doesn't matter, I shall on running"
"Yes, this is the answer, is the ending, I shall keep on running Because a in motion tends to stay emotional And it's better to feel, pain is better than Emptiness is better than nothing, and nothing is better this"