Worn down (or: BS is really easy)

From the hill life looked easy
a soft wind carried troubles far and away
to others who always paid on time and carried heavy weight
and allowed us to waste away at our leisure
Who worried? Who wondered? not I, nor you.
No friend could comprehend cost...no matter how great

Now lines mark our eyes, our hearts hang heavy from hardness
though joy was once ours presently we feed on sorrow
turn up your collar against the bitter gale
she cares not for you
and she smiles as she stings your sin-laden skin
take her hand, follow, and fall

-Randolph Collins

It's finally here

With the arrival on the international scene of the eagerly anticipated and much celebrated blog conveying the brilliant and shrewd analysis of James Shaver, a.k.a. The Common Man, a few obligatory words are in order. First of all, thank you. I can only express to you through the written word (where I fail telepathically) the sustained sense of euphoria and jubilation at having an outlet from which to air my thoughts and feelings concerning the world at large. Also, it's good because I was beginning to sink into a debilitating mire of depression and boredom that was threatening to ruin me and destroy my empire. Anywho...It should be fun. Although my euphoria is beginning to wear a little I hope to have a new post up within the next couple of months or so. Good luck and thanks for your continued and unwavering support. God bless.
James Shaver
CEO, Passionate Disinterest Inc.
(Unemployed otherwise)