LIFE ISN'T HARD b/w MILD LIFE

LIFE ISN’T HARD (Millett)
the hour ends, the light bends down into a blueish brown
this man can program situations from his fingertips into any town
inch by inch the ground grows thin
the twin and his father begin to cause alarm
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the taxi quits, the street spits its cement in the air
the rider grows quieter seeing the broken glass hang from her hair
inch by inch the ground grows thin
the bankers begin signing citations for fraud
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congratulations around the table,
plans are made to auction any residual minerals

the phone rings, the professor brings flowers to the cement
the student laughs, burns charts and graphs to everyone's amusement
inch by inch the ground grows thin
the anchormen begin questioning the cause
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arth in a fingertip, the speed of rotation::x::v:
did you see
the loss of ::x:: ::x:: ::x::
gravity in the city? people's umbrellas
and sunglasses floating around the w::x:: ::x:: ::x::
ater was flowing through state st
people were swimming o ver the ground
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did you see th
e cops throw
off their badges , then dismantle their guns?
they got on top of their squad cars, on the
ir knees worshipping the sun
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i got earth in a fingertip::x:: ::x:: ::x:: ::x:: ::x::
::x:: ::x:: ::x:: ::x:: ::x::

fire in holes surround the
parched, silent fields of brown and
soon they will be flaming out
and leave a puff of smoke

merry cries under autumn skies
sink the isolated dream
and its distanced, blurring view

nora wrote about a vanished boat
that tried to dock off the irish coast
and sailed in between the mists, was never seen again

replacement folks in their town
the clocks are all tightly wound
and people cant decide if its illusion or its true
but i know there is less of me, and almost nothing left of you

the frenzy
took over

the reverie
increased elucidation

the foundation
was accumulated

"everything will be fine forever, fine forever"
"i'm still quite curious"


MILD LIFE (Millett-Todteman)
My alarm clock wakes me up in the morning.
My alarm clock gets me up. Right at 5.
I make my bed and open the back door to the garden.
I go down the hall to the bathroom and piss.
I put on quiet, relaxing music, and check my email
I always use the middle stall.
while having coffee and a bagel for breakfast. I have
Back in my room, plug in my toaster and
to leave for the office by 6:40, so I plan my day, and
have breakfast. Sometimes, I have orange
gather the items I need into my bag. I check my wallet,
juice left over. I eat at my desk.
making sure I have money and cheques.
I put on my jeans, grab a clean t-shirt and
After I take my medication, I arrange my lunch
grab my jacket. It's about 5:20 by now. I
and wash the dishes. Before I water the plants,
ask with Jim's if there's any messages.
I feed the cat. Then I shave, I usually remember to
Sometimes they call at 4 to tell me I have
brush my teeth. I shower and shave, but before I'm off
the day off. Then I leave to catch,
I ask myself if I shaved, plotted my daily feelings,
my ride. He's always playing the morning news,
remembered my cell phone, remembered my bag,
so that's how I keep in touch with the world.
remembered my list of things to do for the day, grab
Is that enough?
my medication for the evening and
did I turn off my stereo. recommended children's morning schedule:
wake upbathroom
take off pajamas
put on clothes
eat
brush teeth
comb hair
bus
Place those wings on his head
put that silver on his chest
the silver is a sign
his sins have been forgiven, so he can finally rest

The wings on his head
in the middle of the air

Before he left, he had the sense to confess
Place those wings on his head

He considered treason, but then prayed for his soul
the spirit moved him
he's got liberty on his shoulders
silver on his chest
and place those wings on his head

He saw the devil on his porch
devil knocked on his door
but the spirit moved the devil out of the way
Place those wings on his head
put that silver on his chest

The wings on his head
in the middle of the air

lower him beneath that tomb
where the soil is cold and peaceful
lower him down
and there's nothing better he can ask for
Place those wings on his head
put that silver on his chest

He's got protection
from the angels in heaven
from the angels fighting armageddon
Place those wings on his head
put that silver on his chest

Sec. 1:
q: what are you interested in?
a: freedom. if chaos is a sideline of that i can deal with it.

q: you aren't afraid of chaos?
a: what you see as chaos, I might see as a decent Tuesday night.

q: how would you change the government?
a: that's not for me to decide. 265 million people have to be part of
getting it together.

q: you don't really think you can affect change on that large a scale?
a: sure. and if it's not possible, it's worth working for.

q: how would you change the military?
a: i'd end it.

q: what about soldiers?
a: they can live outside of tanks.

q: don't you believe in defending yourself?
a: well, they don't defend me.

q: I would say that not only do they defend you, they die for you!
a: I didn't ask for that. I wouldn't ask or expect anyone or anything to die for me.

q: don't you have any respect for them at all?
a: yeah, if they put down their guns and flew home, I'd respect them.

q: that's impossible!
a: is it? to fight a war you have to have people fighting it. none of those people have to be fighting it. they can leave.

q: and as soon as they put down their guns and leave, they'll get killed by the enemy!
a: they wouldn't be enemies anymore. there would be no reason to shoot them. it would be an empty gesture.

q: don't you have enemies?
a: I have people I prefer to not be around. but I'm not gonna take them out.

Sec. 2:
"having to listen to them twist facts for their own uses is incredibly and deeply frustrating"

"we've been working downstate to try to change this all around"

"my views have been changing in regard to the death penalty"

"I can't be for pro-life and against the death penalty at the same time"

"we don't like him, but we do support him"

"my work is geared to help people to help themselves"

"I support their positions on business"

"we believe real sympathy is in not accepting laziness"

"I travel all over the country, and people feel very disconnected from what's happening"

"no one wants to be told what to do"

"I would say I'm in no way a moderate"

"I would say I'm in no way a moderate"

"I would say I'm in no way a moderate"

"I would say I'm in no way a moderate"

"I would say I'm in no way a moderate"

"I would say I'm in no way a moderate"

"I would say I'm in no way a moderate"

"I would say I'm in no way a moderate"

"I would say I'm in no way a moderate"

1. Today I saw a sprinkler laying on a lawn. I traced the spray of water to a large bush, maybe 10 foot high. In the center of the bush was a cardinal, taking a bath.

2. Please do not ask if Liz and I will get married. We will not get wed until gay marriage is legal.
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Life Isn't Hard b/w Mild Life

a Sid Feller® Production

Life Isn't Hard written by Richard Millett © 2005
Mild Life written by Richard Millett and Earl Todteman © 2005
all writing published by FLUXLIFE INC.

Artwork and Design by Liz Ramirez
Conceptual Continuity by Earl Todteman

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(originally released September, 2005)