Pearls On The Wind

Of truth and logic the mind often claims

from gazes and sensations in thought,

as foundation for what life has as aims

gleamed in moments light was sought.

 

So great minds often conjure those gems

found as illumined pearls on the wind,

sometimes just from observing a rose’s stems

because their brains call insight their friend.

 

But do we really want to based our whole life

on some ancient dude who spent each day,

merely dissecting the world with mental knife

while wearing some bed sheet as his idea of play?

 

Perhaps instead what we want as really profound

ought to come from the guy that has to actually work,

doesn’t just scratch himself and just walk around

while claiming wisdom is revealed in every quirk.

 

Just tell me something simple and so very plain

where it can be applied so it really ends troubles,

maybe even help end what makes me complain

so the annoying crap just burst like some bubbles.

 

Yep, I want theories of living that help pay my bills

not some airy words that don’t give me a single break,

don’t need any erudite sayings for cheap cerebral thrills

because so far those haven’t help me avoid any stupid mistake.