October 27, 2003

Deadlines

	"How long are you gonna wait..."  "Time is short; stop fuckin around 
and..."  "You're never gonna get it if you don't hurry up and..."

	You've all heard these statements before in one form or another.  When are 
you gonna do it?  Time's running out!  Better get it together before you miss 
out!  God, with the rush to cram in tests, homework, hair care, shopping, work 
and everything else it's about to be too late to get in my life, it's a wonder I 
have time to breathe!  

	It's the pressure that kills you, really.  Treading the giant rodent wheel 
in the cage of your life can be a drag.  Get a job (always running), get THE 
job, get to school gotta study, when's dinner (better hurry), got a midterm, an 
abortion, a riot, a tea party (time a' wasting).  When's your next promotion?  
Raise?  Divorce?  Journal Club meeting?  Car payment?  (Why aren't you moving)  
Haven't you married/gotten pregnant/bought a house/passed the Boards/killed your 
TV yet??  (There's no time)  How long till you graduate/pick a career/go to the 
store/pray/take a break - nope too late  will you hurry the fuck up?!  We've got 
trees to plant/girl scout cookies to sell/addictions to feed/tests to 
pass/dissertations to write/clothes to clean (Haven't you finished yet) Stop 
fooling around, dammit!  The children need walking (I won't make it) the cat 
needs bathing (I can't do it) my gun needs cocking (Why can't I get it) hurry up 
(I have to do it) get a degree!  Get a job!  Get a life!  (I know I can do it)

	But when??

	It's enough to make ya want to sit and gnaw your feet bloody.  Oh, and 
don't bother trying to explain your 'whens' to someone else.  You'll only end up 
in some kind of 'whens' war as this person trolls out an even longer and more 
difficult list of 'whens', half of which are either exaggerated or complete 
bullshit intended to make you feel better about your situation.  Funny how it 
hardly ever does.  So on you run, through the endless maze of cutoffs.  And  

while you eat sleep shit run rinse repeat drool write praise walk speak run 
study sit gossip run read dream run drink dance puke run swing fight run stress 
run worry run run hurt run laugh run hurry run hurry run faster run RUN

	Ooh...  Sorry.  Time's up.

	Or is it?