Cool-Not Cool.
Just think of all we have suffered
to be cool or not to be cool?
All the broken hearts-
all the broken bones-
all the broken spirits-
all the damaged livers-
all the butchered psyches-
all the brain cells sacrificed
at the altar of
Cool-Not Cool.
I used to think we were capable of growing out of it-
the anger of youth-
the insecurity of puberty-
the pressure to conform-
the competition of the work place-
the conflicts of
the sexes-
the races-
the political fools-
the nations and peoples who war.
I used to believe that the answer was
the power of knowledge-
the satisfaction of understanding-
the wisdom of age.
And now it seems so foolish to wish
to be or not to be
Cool-Not Cool.
2/3/96