Ed was at the end of his rope, an expression he "There is no rope", he would scream at the walls There is only the end, no hope, no is better than mending Doors of perception, of opportunity are illusions like the killing floor
Ed spoke in a whiny voice With a slight tinge of glee But this was only because he couldn't be To try to a manner of speaking truly reflected his mood
This is a vaccum, there is no air in this is no fun anymore Nihilism knocked three times on the But the rosy fingers of dawn inserted themselves In the nose of promises
sang, "Heysanna, Hosanna" Paralyzed prima-donnas danced in the all day But when the darkness came, everybody home I was ready, else was asleep
And it might have been a relief to see That I was all along Here I am still, and trapped Awaiting the end
And I can it all around And laugh at it and at myself I can laugh louder than the walls, the halls, the Louder Charles De Gaul or Fulton Mall
But I don't what I'm laughing at I don't just what I think is so goddamn funny I don't know why I don't shut up And give up and lay and die
"What do I have to complain anyway?" Ed his Picasso, "I'm a millionaire" This actually true Picasso was an obvious forgery
His three Rothkos had 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 Sanction and a few other from Gainesville That refused to acknowledge the of art
"Come to think of it", Ed To the laminated coffee table that he had purchased When times had seemed slightly bleak "Come to think of it, not only does art no intrinsic value But my has no extrinsic value either"
"I I'm not a millionaire But that's no reason to There is no reason to There is no to do anything"
"I don't believe in reason, objective or collective farming I don't believe in speaking Which is another reason why I'm here I don't believe in life or I would kill myself but I don't in suicide"
Ed put on a red shirt and a quick walk around the block While softly to himself He his apartment screaming "There is no on this planet"
"Jehovah One replaced all life with machinery centuries ago The so-called Industrial Was just another and we all fell for it 'Cause we were all to, even I fell for it I in the steam engine though I don't believe in anything"
Logical inconsistency is the Mr. I bathe in Each and evening, except for yesterday evening When I roller bladed over to the Masonic To play pinochle with Pope Paul 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 over closed circuit television And as long as he continues to pointlessly I will do
Ed away from the program feeling fortified and stapled His brain was buzzing, the way it always did after 'Jeopardy' He up the micro bus with atlases and poseidons And for Pope County
"I've had it", he sang, "I've had it puns, alliteration Russian literature, Italian Meaningless references and laundry lists of nonsense I shall drive without a license, without clothing, direction"
"And if I make it to Arkansas, And if I'm running late, if I'm running a game It matter, I shall keep on running"
"Yes, this is the answer, this is the ending, I shall keep on Because a body in motion to stay emotional And it's to feel, pain is better than emptiness Emptiness is than nothing, and nothing is better than this"