-the loop-

the loop is such a wonderful place to be.

the sun is always shining inside the loop,

and pretty girls chase butterflies

while strapping young men bathe in sylvan glades

to the strains of classical music.

Outside the loop, an icy breeze blows,

and pathetic naked wretches tear each others limbs off

in the struggle to reach the small shelter

afforded by dank, shallow caves.

When the victors grow old and weak,

they are tossed out into the elements

by their own ungrateful children

and die in agony as crows peck out their eyes.

(Mark Dapin, used without permission)