I am a monster
Like Quasimodo
Or Caliban the natural man
Giving wild ripostes to my reflection
One ugly morning
In a rage
Father threw an apple
Into my carapace
And like the invisible man
Directing traffic
I’d be ineffective
No matter how enthusiastic
Amid the masses’ frenzy
Participation
In this massive
Separation
Appearance is everything
Nothing is how it seems
And civilized society
Is calm civility
I’m the phantom of the opera
Singing beauty and at ease
Or Henry Darger’s
Autobiography
And that is curt clues to my essence
Planned obsolescence
Appearance is everything
Nothing is how it seems
In a market economy
It’s called marketing
And not exactly clawing my way to glory
Nor whimpering in the wind
But once positively
I’m teetering on the brink
Of an all-out breakthrough
But sometimes clear headed
Sometimes a doofus
Sometimes very cordial
And sometimes aloof
I am syrupy optimistic one moment
Then gravely pessimistic the next
Irritable as a hornet sometimes
Then agreeable as it gets
I’m not a pagan
I don’t worship anything
Not gods that don’t exist
Nor the sun which is oblivious
I love my ancestors
But not ritually
I don’t blame them or praise them
For anything that they passed along to me
I don't need stone altars to help me hedge my bet
Against the looming blackness
It is what it is
Vic Chesnutt (1964-2009) was an American singer-songwriter considered one of the most important artists in the indie music scene of the 1990s. Born in Georgia, Chesnutt faced life with extraordinary determination despite being paraplegic due to an accident during his childhood. His music, characterized by introspective lyrics and melancholic folk-rock melodies, explored themes such as pain, loss, hope, and the search for meaning in a world often cruel. Chesnutt collaborated with numerous independent artists, including Neutral Milk Hotel and The Drive-By Truckers. Some of his most representative songs include "About to Walk on", "Flirting with Ghosts" and "The Man Who Loved Beer". His album "West of Rome" (1996) is considered a masterpiece of contemporary American folk.
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