There is a resident shmuck
in everyone’s life. He
or she is there to provide a standard
we can hardly fail to exceed.
If we blow a relationship,
our Resident Shmuck
has blown at least two or three.
If we handle our finances badly
Mr, or Ms. Shmuck
is there with his or her hand out.
But what if, oh, what if
we are the shmucks
in someone else’s life?
A bittersweet poem, made me chuckle at first, and the last stanza....made my eyes as big as meatballs.
You've done it again, Jer.
"real
loneliness
is not
necessarily
limited to
when
you are
alone"
-C. Bukowski
I think most everyone has their "scmucky" moments in life. As usual this is a wonderful piece Prince in its subtle rhythms and potent ending.
"As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light of meaning in the darkness of mere being." --Carl Gustav Jung
"To absent friends, lost loves, old gods, and the season of mists; and may each and every one of us always give the devil his due." --Neil Gaiman; The Sandman Vol. 4: Season of Mists
"I'm on my way, from misery to happiness today. Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh" --The Proclaimers
"The time has come," the Walrus said,
"To talk of many things:
Of shoes--and ships--and sealing-wax--
Of cabbages--and kings--
And why the sea is boiling hot--
And whether pigs have wings."
Agreed, there is a simple sort of cleverness here, made me sort of think of Mark Twain.Originally Posted by andave_ya
The Moments of Dominion
That happen on the Soul
And leave it with a Discontent
Too exquisite — to tell —
-Emily Dickinson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVW8GCnr9-I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckGIvr6WVw4
Excellent, and so true! Thank you
An insightful poem. Your usually skill at perceiving our common humanity.
Yes, I'm feeling kind of schmucky at the moment!
"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its' own reason for existing." ~ Albert Einstein
"Remember, no matter where you go, there you are." Buckaroo Bonzai "Some people say I done alright for a girl." Melanie Safka
Oh? 'Scuse me for dissenting but I think you'd need to register for an undergrad course in the subject before you'd be capable of out and out shmuckiness! Have you read your latest blog entry with its fine account of your thanksgiving dinner?Yes, I'm feeling kind of schmucky at the moment!
Last edited by PrinceMyshkin; 11-27-2009 at 04:49 PM.
Half my life I'm a schmuck, the other half a schlemiel.
Six of one, half dozen of another.
I hate to step on your Yiddish, but shouldn't that be "half a dozen of one, five of the other"?
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