A Tribute to The Crash Test Dummies

 

The True Heroes of Auto Safety

 

Life has been a little chaotic and it’s a shame that there have been so few good moments to keep

Other disappointments at bay, yet the ghosts that haunt me the most involve thinking of those in

The past that once brought me joy who are gone today and I wonder is the spell really broken if

Old magic no longer reaches me amongst the in-between place that society’s rejects are placed so

We can be avoided like an old scab until we finally flake off and be cast into the deep oblivion.

 

Sometimes, I never fall asleep at night until the early morning hours because my mind is terribly

Riddled with random thoughts about life or random videos I watched, instead of playing dead for

Several hours and hope that it passes for sleep, but the stupid same thoughts keep me awake until

My body shuts down inside the dark walls and can finally take the voyage into the weird realm of

Dreams for relief and I hope I obtain a little something to suggest tomorrow will be a little better.

 

At least in dreams we can escape really and feel that flying feeling that makes us ironically feel more

Awake than in real life and for a little while, we can escape our cage like a songbird who needs to be

In the open air to feel the music every morning so that things here on Earth have a few moments of

Peace far from the real world where we can feel the psychic wonders of our minds being able to just

Keep chillin’ where our thoughts keep us company without the fears of being rejected by others.

 

Not everyone gets a fair hand in the game of life and there are many dangers to trying new things

Beyond your comfort zone, but there will always be those toxic overachievers who manage to be

In the glorious winner’s circle even though there is no final winner able to preserve their victories

Amongst too many defeated faces and all of this ugly prevents others from trying to find anything

To inspire hope because they’re paralyzed with doubt and sorrow to even take the first odd steps.

 

A sad truth about humanity is that some find it easier to have a heart of stone that can beat to feel

Alive even though there aren’t any positive energies inside and these people put a face on that tries

Imitating life and limited emotions as they keep a lid on things that others don’t want to deal with,

Proving that the rest of society are never looking back upon those who failed to keep up with the

Fast pace society demands and it explains why everlasting peace is nothing more than an illusion.

 

One explanation for why life is unfair is that God shuffled his feet in the cosmic ocean and too many

Things were kicked up from the murky bottom that allowed the wicked and evil to find the innocent

Souls in the days of the caveman to corrupt when they didn’t know anything, laying the foundations

For the dismal beginning of the end of something that could’ve been great with more compassion to

Help those who were lost to find their path, instead of joining the unforgiven ones who never had a

Chance to understand the light of glory and so will always be the norm until we let go of our pride.

 

There are days when we feel that we can’t go on swatting flies in an attempt to make time seem like

Simple country life still has its charm after so many lackluster years have passed with not much to be

Proud of, like the best days are never coming back, especially if the people who made days tolerable

With a hint of hope in case anything happens, someone could let it feel like something else to finally

Feel alive because for some, a cigarette is all you get a day to calm their nerves when life keeps having

Too many tense moments that make the aching to sneeze sensation seem like a trivial tickle, but there

Are times when your “gun” won’t fire and you’re left not knowing when the limited relief will arrive.

 

 

I hope my old friends can read this because I say to them ‘give yourself a hand’ for giving me yet

Another chance that allows me to vent because writing dark poems is what I’m famous for and the

Lack of communication makes it sound like you’ve put me in a corner of your mind that doesn’t

Get much attention as it gathers dust unless you remember your little secret friend in need of the

Warm joy we once shared, yet must settle for the cold of a winter song from a very tone-deaf soul.

 

Let this poem be a warning because it will never leave you alone knowing that I still reside amongst

Dark shadows in search of color, if not, you’ve done it once again in not keeping me in your hearts,

Turning you into my enemies who will have to perform a miracle to earn my forgiveness because I

Sadly can’t enjoy my own sunrise from the safety of my home knowing there isn’t a place for me in

The cruel world outside, but perhaps everything is better with me sitting on the sidelines in case the

Next mistake I make can’t be undone and every morning must be filled with the tears of isolation.

 

Always remember that I never try that hard to let music speak to me and relate it to life being on the

Edge of insanity, but if I can find the right occasion with a good audience, I’ll see what I can do about

Creating something more uplifting so that I can have my cake to be enjoyed with good people who I

Miss greatly, but I think I’ll disappear for now as there is little point in preparing anything that may be

Ignored like other works, proving I’m a dog who doesn’t have the new tricks to please everyone who

Should realize you’ve had your run while leaving a good soul behind in the dust.