TRIVIAL PURSUITS

a grey sun day arvo
hangs over mangwon-dong
like a hangover
sod's law, aint it, my seeds?
yessaday arvo
was luvly and sunny
perfect whether for sittin' up on the roof garden
spendin' some dream time with little hannah e
but no!
fireseede was senselessly workin' overtime
trapped in a 4-square box room
earnin' more of that cold hard cash
those trivial little digits mountin' up
somewhere on somebody's computer system
the root of all evil, so they say
greedy fireseed's flesh burnin'
ya seedish boy goin' up in smoke
as another one rolled meaninglessly off production line
and the muscles in fireseed's neck tightened another notch
(been slacking with the yoga n stretchin', my seedlings)
dosh, dough, notes, readies
aint wot it's all about, bloglets
they got us all well-sussed
those captains of industry
those corporate execs
those realpoliticos
they got us all eatin' out of their hands
one scooby snack, two scooby snacks...
they got us worshippin' at the consumer cathedrals
flockin' like sheep to the supermarkets n shoppin' malls
bowin' down at the altar of atheism
to declare there aint no other god
gettin' off on that retail therapy
then wonderin' why there's still a big empty hole in our lives
here in sk
they got the citizens flockin' to the traditional churches as well
prayin' to that number one dude in the sky
that all-powerful cosmic overlord
that's gonna look after em and save em
and forgive em their sins
they don't realise it's the same thing, my seeds
atheism n the bearded dude in the sky
power religion, my seedlets
no need to question
no need to search
no need to think too hard
cos these power merchants, these high priests will do it all for us
rupy murdoch
georgie boy soros
condi rice
they know what's right for us
dontcha worry
just keep reciting the mantra
free trade good, fair trade bad
capitalist good, communist bad
economic growth good, environmental hairshirters bad
(keep notin' the limited choice, my seeds
- it's one or the other, baby!)
trivial good, serious bad
chat show small talk good, honest debate bad
american good, un-american bad
british good...erm...un-british bad
canadian good...?
you're either for us or you're against us
atheist good, god-squadder good
hey! can't both be good!
(ah , but note the importance of limitin' the choice, bloggers
to distract attenshun from the real tissues))
orwell good, chomsky bad
our various despot chums good...
(what's the name of that nigerian fella again?)
...saddam, milosevic, mugabe n kim jong ill bad
(notice the emphasis on the nasty hateful figureheads here, my seedlings
that way it don't matter
if we bomb the shit out of the un-people
who actually live in these countries
- 650,000 of em in eye-rack!!!
never mind, eastenders on in a minute)
okay, okay
you've made your point, fireseed!

ya wanna play a little game?
wanna know how to get from fireseed
to andy partridge of xtc in 2 moves?
well, was talkin' to someone i work with the other day
who once got chatting to andy in a pub in swindon
and was invited back to play trivial pursuits
with andy and hangers-on
so there ya have it...
here's another one
how many moves from fireseed
to aforementioned despot kim jong ill?
well, mr ill meets former sk pres kim dae jung
(of famous 'sunshine policy')
and gives gift of puppy
kdj no want pup and passes on to pal
pal likewise passes on pup
to girl we met on holiday down in cholla namdo
so that's f-seed to mr ill in just 4 moves
impressive, huh?
fireseed can also get to the queen in 2 moves
by virtue of meetin' and greetin' prince andy last year
(rubbin' shoulders with royalty, dontcha know?)
one more i like
this fella i know visits a village in burma
and on the wall of this hut is of all things
a poster of 'westlife'!
well, this fella's uncle is a part-time musician
plays at weddings and stuff in ireland
and it so happens that the uncle gets to play at the wedding
of one of the westlife boys
so westlife to burmese hut and back again in just 3 moves!
so, bloglets
how many steps from ya good selves to fireseed?

apologies for the trivia interlude, my seeds
guess we all need a bit of escapism
see ya soon
rifeseed
xxxx