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Chris Brister
Chris Brister Biography
Daily paper = ?
I feel short,
Sharp,
Bursts of pain,
Shooting through my optic nerves,
As they strain,
To continue sucking,
The contents,
From these large,
Obnoxious,
Black and white pages,
Of information,
Twisted,
Manipulated,
Paralysing,
Information,
Supported by greed,
Fuelled by Curiosity,
Anger, and
Lust,
Why is it that we get,
Such comfort,
From other peoples,
Horrifying dis-comfort?,
Who cares about, a
Stars new house?,
I DON'T,
So why do I require,
To drain these,
Evil,
Expensive,
Dark pages, of their
Sickening gossip,
Day in,
Day out?,
I tell myself,
"it's for the crossword",
Some say,
"It's for the smiling face on the third page",
But it's not!,
Its to make us,
Feel better!,
To make us realize,
How much,
Worse off we could be,
To make us be,
Happy for,
What we have,
I want you to STOP!
RIGHT NOW!
Look around you,
Be happy,
With yourself, and
Your life,
Be joyas,
Help others,
Not to see what they,
Do not have,
But to open, their
Eyes wide, and
Acknowledge,
What GREAT things,
They have accomplished,
Through out their lives,
This..
Is why we need the dark pages,
We need them,
To help us,
Relax, and be
Happy,
With what we have,
Instead of upset,
With what we dont have,
Smile,
Relax,
Enjoy,
The daily paper equals peace of mind.
Copyright © Christopher Brister 2003
