The Tasty Blue Pill... Poem by Chuy Amante

Whether it's candy or medicine
most know not
most swallow it down
without any thought.

I used to take that little blue pill
I thought it was fine, no big deal...

Until...

One night I was camping
real high in the mountains
hiking the trails swimming
and drinking
from natural fountains

One late black night, I reached for my pill,
felt for it, grabbed it. popped it and...? ? ? ? ? ? ?

WTF? THRILL!

What just happened my world flipped over!
I looked in a moonlit pond
and saw my tongue was red all over!

I meant to take my safe little blue one
and unknown to me, I popped a more fun, RED mystery.

My friends all seemed to live unlike me
They lived 'this' way,
not a weekend warrior like me.

I think my left hemisphere shrunk,
forcing me to newly navigate
from the right chunk

All became music, fun and free, still right here
but a new reality

I cared not that I had a job come Monday
that all vaporized and each day was fun day!

Magical was a discovery made,
the manna was there
each and every fun day!

The Son of Man, the Son of David
knew what was up and well displayed it!

Roll with love, each day don't concern
how clothing, food, and water are earned

It is just there, believe it
if you believe not, it is not

Man demands effort!
Man demands work
Man demands obedience
Man demands group compliance
Man demands your money
Man demands your mind and soul

Well, I love man
demanding all that shit
But I'm jumping up
and off that crazy ship!

I'm skinny dipping
in waters too mystic for some
But that's OK,
more room for my fun!

The Red pill is there each and every day
most are too scared to shift gears and play