I tried meditation once,
as they told me,
‘it will clear your mind’
Why clear it,
 I said back
to them.

 I’ll just have
to re-load it
won’t I?

But you will be
at peace
they said,
and I returned
fire and said
screw Peace
give me
low-level conflict
and
 a quiet place to sleep
at night.

It will restore your soul
 they said
but I told them
souls are
deeply personal
matters.
If they can be restored
the cost might
be prohibitive.

But don’t you want to
resonate with the Universe
they said.
And I told them
that I had given
up on that.