The Whole Mess...Almost by Gregory Corso

<p>Production and Sound Design by Kevin Seaman</p><p> </p><p>The Whole Mess ... Almost</p><p>BY GREGORY CORSO</p><p>I ran up six flights of stairs</p><p>to my small furnished room  </p><p>opened the window</p><p>and began throwing out</p><p>those things most important in life</p><p> </p><p>First to go, Truth, squealing like a fink:</p><p>“Don’t! I’ll tell awful things about you!”</p><p>“Oh yeah? Well, I’ve nothing to hide ... OUT!”</p><p>Then went God, glowering & whimpering in amazement:  </p><p>“It’s not my fault! I’m not the cause of it all!” “OUT!”  </p><p>Then Love, cooing bribes: “You’ll never know impotency!  </p><p>All the girls on Vogue covers, all yours!”</p><p>I pushed her fat ass out and screamed:</p><p>“You always end up a bummer!”</p><p>I picked up Faith Hope Charity</p><p>all three clinging together:</p><p>“Without us you’ll surely die!”</p><p>“With you I’m going nuts! Goodbye!”</p><p> </p><p>Then Beauty ... ah, Beauty—</p><p>As I led her to the window</p><p>I told her: “You I loved best in life</p><p>... but you’re a killer; Beauty kills!”  </p><p>Not really meaning to drop her</p><p>I immediately ran downstairs</p><p>getting there just in time to catch her  </p><p>“You saved me!” she cried</p><p>I put her down and told her: “Move on.”</p><p> </p><p>Went back up those six flights</p><p>went to the money</p><p>there was no money to throw out.</p><p>The only thing left in the room was Death  </p><p>hiding beneath the kitchen sink:</p><p>“I’m not real!” It cried</p><p>“I’m just a rumor spread by life ... ”  </p><p>Laughing I threw it out, kitchen sink and all  </p><p>and suddenly realized Humor</p><p>was all that was left—</p><p>All I could do with Humor was to say:  </p><p>“Out the window with the window!”</p>