Michael Batchelor's Blog, page 20
March 22, 2024
Nature
There’s a deep
Soul-stirring beauty
To nature that
I can’t explain
And I prefer it
That way
Soul-stirring beauty
To nature that
I can’t explain
And I prefer it
That way
University
Honestly
Unless you wanna be
A doctor
Lawyer
Engineer
Etc.
Don’t go to university
You don’t need a degree
To learn how to write
Or draw
Or communicate
These degrees
Are overpriced
Library cards
Unless you wanna be
A doctor
Lawyer
Engineer
Etc.
Don’t go to university
You don’t need a degree
To learn how to write
Or draw
Or communicate
These degrees
Are overpriced
Library cards
Humanities Degrees
Humanities degrees
Generally equal
Low-paying jobs
Which means
You can only afford to
Pay off the interest
Which means
You’ll be paying off your degree
Your entire life
It’s one hell of a system
Generally equal
Low-paying jobs
Which means
You can only afford to
Pay off the interest
Which means
You’ll be paying off your degree
Your entire life
It’s one hell of a system
Alcohol
The world feels brighter
After the third beer
And darker
After the sixth
Drink responsibly
After the third beer
And darker
After the sixth
Drink responsibly
Being Different
In a world of
8 billion odd people
Can you really be different?
Every thought has been thought
Every word has been said
Every action has been made
Everyone is a cliché
There’s no new ideas
Just new packages
Of old products
So if you’re worried
About being different
Don’t
It’s been done before
Including this poem
8 billion odd people
Can you really be different?
Every thought has been thought
Every word has been said
Every action has been made
Everyone is a cliché
There’s no new ideas
Just new packages
Of old products
So if you’re worried
About being different
Don’t
It’s been done before
Including this poem
The Skink
There was a skink
In the kitchen one day
And I didn’t want
To kill it
So I tried to
Put it in a
Container
But the skink
Kept dodging me
And I kept chasing it
Like Goliath going after David
And when I finally cornered it
I brought the container down
And crushed it in two
And it’s blood
Squirted out
Like toothpaste
I should have just left it alone
In the kitchen one day
And I didn’t want
To kill it
So I tried to
Put it in a
Container
But the skink
Kept dodging me
And I kept chasing it
Like Goliath going after David
And when I finally cornered it
I brought the container down
And crushed it in two
And it’s blood
Squirted out
Like toothpaste
I should have just left it alone
Making Friends
Making friends
As a kid
Was no trouble at all
You’d get stuck together
At lunchtime
And there’d be nothing else
To do
But become friends
Now
As an adult
It’s become a skill
An art
That I never had to learn
As a kid
And you get all
In your head about it
As a kid
Was no trouble at all
You’d get stuck together
At lunchtime
And there’d be nothing else
To do
But become friends
Now
As an adult
It’s become a skill
An art
That I never had to learn
As a kid
And you get all
In your head about it
March 20, 2024
Housekeeping
I clean the house
To clean the mind
But there’s not a broom
I can find
To clear the space
Deep within
So I’ll just keep sweeping
For the time being
To clean the mind
But there’s not a broom
I can find
To clear the space
Deep within
So I’ll just keep sweeping
For the time being
March 18, 2024
Company Policy
Work more
For less
Take on
More stress
All for money
You won’t see
An endless cycle
For eternity
For less
Take on
More stress
All for money
You won’t see
An endless cycle
For eternity
March 16, 2024
The Race
People will make you believe
You’re in a race
A race to have
The best job
The most money
The most shit
In your house
But it’s not a race
It’s a dance
And most people
Are too busy running
To hear the music
You’re in a race
A race to have
The best job
The most money
The most shit
In your house
But it’s not a race
It’s a dance
And most people
Are too busy running
To hear the music
