EDWARD ROBIN HOYER CEPEDA.
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Morning
Song by Edward
Hoyer, 1998 Woke up this morning in a sweat Drug my soul from bed, cold and wet To the kitchen to look for some bread not even a crumb had black coffee and a cigarette instead Took a sip, then took a drag Got dizzy and tossed that fag Crawled back into an empty bed Body cold, sheets wet Without you, another lonely day I dread. Heard a sound so I jumped up again The alarm went off at half past ten Back to the kitchen, still no bread Empty inside My stomach hurts, my spinning head Oh
Lord, how many mornings? Oh
Lord, how many days? Oh
Lord, my nights are endless Oh
Lord, your name in vain. Went to the shower, turned on the tap no hot water. I can believe that. Cold water rushing over me; I freeze Grabbed a towel to dry my head Slipped on the tiles and I fell to my knees Go to the closet, put something on socks don’t match, my belt is gone shirt, pants, shoes - nothing is clean I am in a rush, no time to waste Can’t find my keys, the same routine Rush to the bus stop. Fight the crowd Bus goes by, I scream out loud Look for the time the next one stops Wouldn’t you know its at half past twelve My stomach empty, my heart drops ...so I scream Oh
Lord, how many heartaches? Oh
Lord, how many tears? Oh
Lord, our lives are empty Oh
Lord, to idols pray. Oh
Lord, how many mornings? Oh
Lord, how many days? Oh
Lord, my nights are endless Oh Lord,
bring a new day. |
The Shepherd, the Sheep, the Oxen, the Lion, the
Donkey and the Cobra. A short story by Edward R. Hoyer C. 2002 There once was a shepherd, who dwelled in the length
of all the land; his flock was large and good. There was also a donkey, an
ox, a lion and a cobra. The Lion grew hungry and began to kill the sheep to
feed himself. So, the shepherd asked
the donkey to carry him on his back throughout the length of the land so he
could better look after his sheep. The donkey did this for him without
complaint, but the land was so vast and flat and the lion would hunt in the
places were the shepherd would not be, that the donkey got tired and could
not carry the shepherd anymore. Realizing this, the shepherd asked the ox to carve a deep
gorge in the land to divide the sheep from the lion. The ox worked hard at
this task and did what was asked of him. A large plateau was created and
divided from the rest of the land to the north, south, east and west, by a
deep abyss and the hungry lion was indeed separated from the sheep. The shepherd looked after his flock and it grew and
multiplied so much that it began to trample on the cobra that lived on the
ground. One night, the sheep stepped
once too often on the cobra, and in it’s anger the cobra stood erect and
defended itself by making a loud hiss. The frightened sheep took flight,
running in panic towards the precipice in all directions and they fell into
the abyss that separated them from the lion and perished. In an attempt to save his sheep, the Shepherd
also perished, for his flock was so numerous and disoriented that they
carried him swiftly to his death. The lion on the other side, blinded by
hunger and driven mad by the smell of fresh blood, also jumped into the abyss
and also perished for it was deep. So troubled was the ox by this sight that he decided
to cover the flesh in the abyss with earth and the land was restored. It grew
tired and died by the end. Only the cobra and the donkey were left to dwell
in the land. The cobra went down again onto the ground that was now empty and
hissed no more. And the donkey, that had not moved, was the only one standing
on the land. Now that is what I call a
smart jackass! |