12 oct. 2009

confesión - checklist - gracias thom

Fitter si, happier si, more productive no,
comfortable maso,
not drinking too much si,
regular exercise at the gym si
(3 days a week) si,
getting on better with your associate employee contemporaries no,
at ease si,
eating well mmmmm no
(no more microwave dinners and saturated fats) si,
a patient better driver no tengo auto,
a safer car no tengo auto
(baby smiling in back seat) no tengo bebé,
sleeping well nunca
(no bad dreams) ni buenos tampoco,
no paranoia maso - un lexotán y medio en la mochila hace meses,
careful to all animals si
(never washing spiders down the plughole) no,
keep in contact with old friends no
(enjoy a drink now and then) no,
will frequently check credit at
(moral) bank (hole in the wall) no,
favors for favors no - el mismo idiota de siempre,
fond but not in love no - el mismo idiota de siempre,
charity standing orders no,
on Sundays ring road supermarket no
(no killing moths or putting boiling water on the ants) no,
car wash no tengo auto
(also on Sundays) no,
no longer afraid of the dark or midday shadows no
nothing so ridiculously teenage and desperate si - teenage is OK,
nothing so childish - at a better pace si,
slower and more calculated no - bastante torpe aún,
no chance of escape no se - vos decime,
now self-employed nunca,
concerned (but powerless) si,
an empowered and informed member of society si
(pragmatism not idealism) depende,
will not cry in public por qué no?,
less chance of illness ojalá,
tires that grip in the wet no tengo auto
(shot of baby strapped in back seat) ya,
a good memory no tu burles,
still cries at a good film siiiiiiiii,
still kisses with saliva toda,
no longer empty and frantic no

like a cat
tied to a stick,
that's driven into
frozen winter shit
(the ability to laugh at weakness),
calm,
fitter,
healthier and more productive
a pig
in a cage
on antibiotics.