Alicia Bridges: Blog

UH, COULD YA’ PUT A LITTLE BLUR ON THAT? SHARP FOCUS. REALITY. SHARP AS GLASS. HUMMMM. THAT’S PRETTY DAMN SHARP, HUH? GET IT? WHEN REALITY TAKES A NOSE DIVE.....WHERE’S THE BLURR? WHERE’S THE CAMOUFLAGE? WHERE’S THE ‘SPOONFUL OF SUGAR’....TO...‘HELP THE MEDICINE GO DOWN’? DO YOU? GET IT? SHARP FOCUSED REALITY....BUTT NAKED.... THERE IT IS, LIKE AN AXE MURDERER, AT A (WHO’S HAPPY?) BIRTHDAY PARTY. LIKE A JACK HAMMER, IN YOUR DREAMS. IT GRINS, LIKE WITCHES, STIRRING A BREW. ITS CACKLE CRACKS, LIKE THIN ICE BENEATH RECKLESS SKATERS, IN WINTER. IT BREAKS THROUGH, LIKE BRANCHES TOO HEAVY WITH FROZEN SNOW. IT SNEARS, LIKE IT KNOWS A SECRET. IT MOCKS ANGUISH. IT’S THE TAR BABY....AND.... THE BRIAR PATCH ALL ROLLED INTO ONE MUCK...OF THORNS AND WET STEAMING HOT TAR. I’M A, ‘CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF’. UP COMES THE HEAT IN WAVY VISUALS...... LIKE YOU CAN SEE SOMETIMES ON AN ASPHALT HIGHWAY....IN JULY.....IN THE DEEP SOUTH. JUST THE HARD COLD FACTS, MAAM. YOU CAN TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT TO. YOU CAN TALK ALL DAY, BUT..... I CAN’T HEAR MUCH OF THAT ANYMORE....BEKAWZE.... I’M DISTRACTED TO DEATH BY... THE BIOFILM IN THE BREEZE ...... THE NANOS AND THE GMOs .... SUPER BUGS WITH EVERLASTING F-ING LIFE.... POLLUTED WATER .... AND POISONED FOOD. THE CHEM TRAILS....BLOWING OUT THE AIR QUALITY FROM COAST TO COAST. THEY’LL CALL YOU A PARANOID....SAY YOUR HALF CRAZY... THEN ACCUSE YOU OF TOO MUCH SCI-FI VIEWING.... OR DRUGS .... OR BOTH..... BUT WE BOTH KNOW BETTER, DON’T WE? WHERE’D I PUT MY GOD DAMMED MICROSCOPE ANYWAY? TELL ME LIFE’S A BITCH. YEAH...EVEN THE LIES ARE WORSE TOO. CAVALCADES OF OF PROFESSIONAL LIARS AND CHEATS ..... FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE .... IN A SMUG PARADE AND THEY’RE ALL SHUFFLERS..... WITH A SHORT DECK OF CARDS ... NO HEARTS. I CAN TELL RIGHT OFF THE TOP THAT I’VE GOT A BAD ATTITUDE. SO WHAT THE ..... HAVE THEY GOT? ‘JERRY FALWELLS’ JESUS’ .... AND THE FLAG? INFIDELITY ... AND SOME MOON SHINE OR SOUR MASH WHISKEY. MEANTIME THEY’RE ...... SQUEEZIN’ FRUITS IN THE CLOSET .....OR IS IT??? ON THE SIDE? PICK ONE .... ALAN SHORE OR DENNY CRANE. I’LL TAKE BOTH OF THOSE. PICK ONE .... STILETTO OR SWITCH BLADE KNIFE BUCK SHOT OR HOLLOW POINT? SODA STRAW OR VACUUM CLEANER? AGATE OR MEERSCHAUM? PRIEST IN A COLLAR OR ELVIS PRESLEY? LIFE AMONG THE LUNATIC FRINGE OR SUBURBIA? I MISS PATSY CLINE. CADILLAC OR AN OUTLAW RV? OUTLAW RV FOR ME..... LET’S HIT THE ROAD JACK AND MAKE SOME TRACKS. STUDIO TRACKS ..... OR.... TRACKS ON THE LONG BLACK HIGHWAY.? BOTH BABY .... IT’S TIME TO ROCK.... FOR A GA-ZILLION GOOD REASONS. LET’S, ‘GET OUTTA TOWN BEFORE SUNDOWN, PARD-NER’...LOL YOU AND ME..... LET’S RIDE THAT SWEET GOOD NOTE TO, ‘INFINITY AND BEYOND’ WHO CARES ABOUT LOOKIN’ BACK? JUST DRIVE CLEAR THROUGH THE FIREY RED SUNSET .... TILL WE SEE THE SILVER MOON REFLECTING ON A BLACK OCEAN..... EVERY-THIN’ ELSE? WE’LL FIND ON THE WAY. CHANGE IS GOOD.