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these things happen...
relishing in the opportunity to dress up like someone else and make a righteous terror of myself, i teamed up with a cohort in an admittedly sophmoric recreation of thing 1 and thing 2 from the dr. seuss classic.
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this whirlwind of rouge found occasion to terrorize a few local pubs as well as the unsuspecting residences of acquaintences brave enough to extend an invite on halloween.
(no trick or treating though. didn't see a single princess or dragon all night. do kids not practice this banal american tradition in portland? what gives?)
anyway. it was in that rare slice of night when it's no longer today, but not yet tomorrow. the point at which all the dishes were broken, all of the walls were marked, and all the coffee was consumed: thing1 and thing2 were finally retiring for the night...
it was then that a skeleton of a dead man with the voice of live man leaned in and bid farewell. 'goodnight, and thanks for stepping all over my culture.'
..........
i did not mean to step on it,
no i did not.
i did not mean to upset you
you're clearly distraught
my actions, i'd retract
if only i was able
but how could i have known
you'd keep it on the pool table?
a culture indeed should be handled with care
not left unattended behind a sofa or chair.
surely this defines how
as now defines when
it's important to remember
that these things can happen.
to be fair, he's right. the hallmark revolution is complete, and american society has lost touch with the true foundation of 'halloween.' not that this is a terrible thing, as i believe it provides an annual opportunity for mindless millions to find a new way to express themselves. (a rare glimpse into the colorful possibility of 'what if?')
in fact, i'd make a very strong argument that halloween and 'the day of the dead' in turn, are mutually exclusive events, each a manifestation of a culture's subconcious need to make something tangible from that which is not.
anyway, it's a freakin' halloween party dude. lighten up.