New year's bestiary

as you said
I almost forgot to
wish you
a happy new year
staring at this screen
as I have been

looking at

rising gas prices
political campaigns
sports heroes
and sporty heiresses
wireless applications
and faster data transmission
fixed interest rates
gross national products
and stock ratings
new trends in trance music
feng shui
vegetarianism
veganism and detox diets
historical novels
reality shows
and postmodernist TV
promising young stylists
interior design
this season's colours
and the new generation
of just about everything

and wishing they'd just
fuck off and go die
somewhere else

oh yeah
and confessional blogs
fuck'em too

happy new year

Into starlight.