"Crazy Guggenheim Had No Idea"

On those nights we drank ourselves
drunk on childrens playset
teacup after teacup
of fortified cathode spirits
that further stimulated
our brains already numbed
by sodapop and candybar monkeys
that rode our backs
well into adulthood while
we searched for new vices and devices
high-tech smart bomb toys
with even higher price tags
more addictive than sugar, caffeine,
idiot box, alcohol, weapons, religion,
the armed services, daisy duke,
who shot j.r. on the love boat
(and why weren't charlie's angels
there to save his ass)?, carvel's cookiepuss,
soft drugs, hard drugs, smart drugs,
gnc, starbucks, wal-mart afterhours,
birks with socks, world wide web,
american idol on temptation island,
you get the idea, I'm sure, I'm sure
there's more than meets the eye
to these little transformers,
these 'bots we dedicate entire blogs,
this dedication goes out to you
out of order, for staying that way.

© David Alan Goldberg, 2003