I went down to the river,
I set down on the bank.
I tried to think but couldn't,
So I jumped in and sank.
I came up once and hollered!
I came up twice and cried!
If that water hadn't a-been so cold,
I might've sunk and died.
But it was Cold in that water! It was cold!
I took the elevator,
Sixteen floors above the ground.
I thought about my baby,
And thought I would jump down.
I stood there and I hollered!
I stood there and I cried!
If it hadn't a-been so high,
I might've jumped and died.
But it was High up there! It was high!
So since I'm still here livin',
I guess I will live on.
I could've died for love—
But for livin' I was born.
Though you may hear me holler,
And you may see me cry—
I'll be dogged, sweet baby,
If you gonna see me die.
Life is fine! Fine as wine! Life is fine!
-Langston Hughes-
"Life is fine"
Inspiration is key.
I'm Cass, and my life is a series of puns and crude humor. America disgusts me. What happened to everyone's dreams? When did it become better to maintain than to truly live?
"Production line,
chasing mechanical dreams,
I'm not just a number.
Balances gain interest,
but who yields the profit?
Can you measure a man by the line of his credit?
I'm worth more than the sum of my parts;
equations don't add up.
Heed this warning don't go chasing
American dreams, ripping at the seams.
Work lies sex love fear hate friendship,
in fifty years you'll be in the ground."
Life is just a movie.