The Urination of Us All
The Works of Mark Edgemon from All-Creatures.org

Mark Edgemon has been writing for 30 years. He writes and publishes short stories, articles, poetry and scripts, as well as, produces audio comedy productions for over 700 radio stations nationwide.

Contact Mark through his website, Creator and the Catalyst.

The Urination of Us All

Chemicals in the air and in our food,
Soaps and detergents, aerosols and creams,
Created to make our lives better,
So we can live longer and do more things.  

We can work longer in life to buy possessions;
A dozen televisions over eighty years or more.
Tons of food we pass momentarily through our bodies
And a pharmacy full of drugs, increasing as we get older.  

But we're still depressed, in debt up to our eyeballs,
Mainly running deficits of spirit and humanity;
Lacking compassion and empathy for others pain,
So we can focus more intently on passing the time.  

Failing kidneys from eating too much celery?
Or is it from the chemicals that help make us better people.
Heart attacks and strokes, pills whether we need them or not,
All to keep our carcass healthy, while the soul rots in melancholy.  

Adorning the flesh, mourning the soul,
What is needful in life is happily missed.
We can no longer make time for what IS important;
There's just too much pressure these days...yeah, that's it!  

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