The State of My Discontent
I’m glad I said something to the effect of “never say never” in my last posting, as I have decided to reverse course and continue my blog. Only the postings are planned to be personal and/or somewhat impersonal essays. Also political and whatever comes to mind. That should cover it.
The social media with its incessant buzzing of current affairs, both political and cultural, has created a concomitant buzzing within my own mind. Poetry can simply not excrete the level of vituperative informational overload that is being dumped upon me day in and day out. I simply cannot shit this stuff out fast enough through the medium of poetry to cleanse my thinking. The essay is a larger and more practical pipe for the carrying off of this effluent – and my blog, with a near non-apparent readership – the perfect place to dump it without the worry of much talk. Should whatever I say begin to attract more readers and/or the authorities, I’ll have to re-weigh my strategy.
But as it is, right now! I have virtually no audience, save a few masochistic hangers-on. All of which grants me great latitude. I can kick small dogs. Take the toys from children. Even enjoy a super-sized fountain cola, without the threat of much blow-back. I could probably even snack on small birds plucked from out of their nest, (Have you seen this video on social media?) without causing much of a stir. And just for starters, I think my first posting will be to say a few positive things about Donald Trump.
Stay tuned.
