Smith, Russell J.

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The Prairie Light ReviewVolume 24Number 1 Warning! May Contain Explicit Content Article 26Fall 12-1-2003Tropospheric PanoramaRussell J. SmithCollege of DuPageFollow this and additional works at: http://dc.cod.edu/plrThis Selection is brought to you for free and open access by the College Publications at DigitalCommons@COD. It has been accepted for inclusion inThe Prairie Light Review by an authorized editor of DigitalCommons@COD. For more information, please contact koteles@cod.edu.Recommended CitationSmith, Russell J. (2003) "Tropospheric Panorama," The Prairie Light Review: Vol. 24 : No. 1 , Article 26.Available at: http://dc.cod.edu/plr/vol24/iss1/26TROPOSPHERICPANORAMARussell J. SmithI'm a fragile organismGrowing in the worldI'm light, aware, and cognitiveMy consciousness uncurledBeyond the asteroids afarWith gorgeous whipping tailsI'm down here on the planet earthHumanity is frailAnd every day I die a littleSlower than I thinkAre these changes permanentWritten here in ink?But sometimes moments pass soquicklyCircumventing space and timeThat no one here can quite explainAnd no one here can specifyIt's times like these that make mewonderWhere to go from hereWhere to wander on tomorrowOn this giant sphereI close my eyes and lose myselfWhen the moon will show her faceI work so hard to build a wallAnd then secure my placeBut everyone is clueless hereAnd no one really caresIt seems as though we live our livesIn on gigantic snareAnd still I get no resolutionGroping in the voidI'm trying hard to sensitizeAnd cancel out the noiseIf I could get a message hereTo nullify my plightI feel that I'm going onMy problems are so triteBut everyone is wanderingAnd some without a prayerGet off work and pick your poisonStumble to your lairWhat to do, oh what to doI'm trapped iiaside my mindIs this the realityThis hole to which I'm boundI guess this is the limit andI guess this is the trackI guess that I should shut mymouthI guess I should go backTo working on my empire outAmidst the shooting galleryAnd nevermind this macrocosmicComatose reality1Smith: Tropospheric PanoramaPublished by DigitalCommons@COD, 2017

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