Wednesday, February 11, 2015

walking contradiction



he was a young man of the old school,
he was a wise guy who wouldn’t play the fool;
he was well-versed but had bad diction...
he was a walking contradiction.

he was an A-student athlete,
he was always upset but never downbeat;
he was contrary to confliction...
he was a walking contradiction.

he was easy going but had a hard time,
he was well off but didn’t own a dime;
he was smooth despite the friction...
he was a walking contradiction.

he was straight-faced with a crooked smile,
he was worn-out but in style;
he was healed by his addiction...
he was a walking contradiction.

he was open minded but had an empty heart,
he was an apprentice in life and a master of art;
he was transgressive by prescription...
he was a walking contradiction.

he was intellectually advanced but emotionally immature,
he was certain he was not sure;
he was unconvincing in his conviction...
he was a walking contradiction.

he was on the road and homeward bound,
he was absolutely lost but relatively found;
he was characterized beyond description...
he was a walking contradiction.

he was a young man of the old school,
he was a wise guy who wouldn’t play the fool;
he was, in fact, a fiction...
he was a walking contradiction.





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