A Stoner on a Ferris Wheel

The Ferris Wheel isn’t moving

...Or is it?

It’s so hard to tell

Because what is movement?

And what is progress?

And if I sit here long enough

Will gravity move the wheel for me?

Am I entitled to movement?

So many people

Think they’re entitled

To so many things

Movement

Gravity

Cotton Candy

I’d really...like some cotton candy

I’d like….equal rights for all

And popcorn

And I’d like to...get down now

The Ferris Wheel was invented

By the people at the top

Who want us to think

We’re going places

When really

We’re just going in a circle

They also invented the merry-go-round

The rotary

And the baggage claim at the airport

That’s why I never pack

When I go anywhere

And that’s why I don’t drive

Or ride horses

That aren’t real

I don’t ride real horses either

But all creatures should be free

To roam the jungle
Without saddles

Hey, did we start moving again?

Because the moon

Was definitely over there before

And now it’s over...there

Imagine if the moon wasn’t in the sky?

Like, what if it lived on a farm

Like Big Bird

In that movie

Where he gets lost in the foster care system?

No really

That’s what that movie is about

Think about it

Do you think they check on the rides

After the carnival is closed

The way they check on animals in the zoo

To make sure they’re not masturbating?

All zoos are hella Puritanical

Especially the ones that let you pet

The crocodiles

That’s why I get all my fun

At the Best Buy

I’ve returned the same DVD player

Seventeen times

And they still haven’t caught on

What am I doing, you may ask?

You’ll see

....And I’ll see

I just hope I get down from this Ferris Wheel in time

To see the sun come up

I guess I could see it from here

But when my field of vision expands too much

It feels like when you’re at the movies

And the curtains keep opening

Until you’re like--

Whoa

What kind of a movie theater still has curtains?

I guess there’s no rush

Pretty soon autumn will be spring

And spring will be next year

And next year will be last year

And then you’re time-traveling

And it’s only that you’ll understand

The real reason

They won’t let you have a dog

Once I get down

I’m going in the fun house

Because until you’ve seen yourself

In one of those mirrors

Where your head is on the body

Of Franklin Roosevelt

You haven’t really been to the carnival

It’s been a long time

Since I’ve seen myself

Gotta do it the right way

You know what I mean?

There’s a right and a wrong way

To do just about

Everything