on the one hand,
but wait, there's more
on the one hand, yeah, the same one hand
the future of the human race
one hand that wants to curl instead
one hand:
one hand
one hand
one hand
on the other hand
yeah
Choices
by The Spike
Choices? sure
so choose from this:
Alex,
on the one hand you got your holy trinity:
survival,
power,
and revenge
enough for any man
count it off on blood-stained fingers:
you got your war in heaven
your kill or be killed
your resist and your serve
you got your five fingers
four and thumb
clenched and unclenched around
one pale scored palm
cup love
around the tender jawbone
of an ass
(looking up at you now and this is as far as it goes, Mulder, far as it
goes)
that holds a gun
cocked
and
uncocked
dangling
from one tired trigger finger
pointing
at a dead man's head
five fingers
strong enough to hold on to the razor's edge
when all else falls away
well,
that's the question
isn't it?
open
empty now
blank slate unmarked by future plans
your choice
on the one hand, all of this
and on the other...
right...
6/98
