Brighten Up Jonah

never drinking again… at least until this smoke clears. 

Walking into the room where the lights buzzed. The air was stale, in this left for dead classroom,this is where I will attaining my education college education. At least for this semester and in this class psychology. Taught by a pessimistic old man who apparently was wronged by the world. And preaches the gospel of no one knows anything. This pissed off old man who desperately tries to be a teacher is named Dark Glasses. Giving the impression that he is in recovery from whatever last nights great idea. Which therefore, turned into todays suffering mistake. To which Dark Glasses is now blinded by the buzzing fluorescent lights. Why can’t the students wear glass is class? We get drunk and have hangovers to you know! Swearing, cursing and using his hands to lead a orchestra of broken violins and cello’s. Beauty is perception and lies are universal. Yet, even Aristotle could have taught better and strung curse words together like a symphony verse this guy. 

  What happened to this man? Did he not jump on the train when he was supposed to?  Was he passed over from job to job and thinks teaching at a junior college is the high point of an academic career? Obviously these fresh new students, myself included, ripe for the harvest of instilling his gospel and show off his cheap glasses and old coffee mug. The mug of which was most likely was created by some ancient civilization. Sitting there with marks and scraps on proving that it has seen more of the world than I will. Therefore, because of that came out scathed pissed and ready to ruin some poor schmucks day by “accidently” spilling scolding hot liquid on the next person who has a sunshine smile and shits rainbows. 

Surrounded by village idiots, digging into the world of psychology or the world according to Dark Glasses. The seed has been planted in my mind quick and unnoticeable like the way an elephant walks into a room. To say day after one of Dark Glasses rants, about how civilization is awe-full and we are all doomed, “ fuck off old man.” Seeing the words leave my mouth would be like watching the bombs drop on Hiroshima. The impact would absorbed or ignored or not even heard by Dark Glasses. But the shock would be felt throughout the village of idiots. Still that’s the thing about cynicism it makes your voice the loudest in the room. Due to no lack of trying to reach the highest decibels. But repeat this over and over again “ Abraham Lincoln was a womanizer, gambler and out of control smoker.” Say it enough times this fiction is a fact and DANM THE WORLD IF THEY DISAGREE! THEY GOT IT ALL WRONG! 

Listening to Dark Glasses talk about how we shouldn’t fuck. Has become as appealing as listening to Sarah Palin review any Nicholas Cage movie. Jesus, would somebody tell Dark Glasses to calm down. This scene feels like Bradley Cooper telling Zach Galifianakis to put pants on in the Hangover. “ I find it weird I have to ask twice” And how we shouldn’t get depressed and walking through a pile of shit. The latter does not sound like a great way to spend a Saturday but it seems it builds character. According to an old man with some Dark Glasses. The lights buzzing has become a comfortably numbing to this venomous injection of regurgitated education purchased at the university of choice. The thought arouses where did propaganda come from anyway? Can we thank the makers of Fox News for the best theater in America 24/7? Was Cain really trying to hide his brothers dead body or prove his innocence? 

“Abraham Lincoln was a womanizer, gambler and out of control smoker.” It is peculiar, the rhythm of things, why Dark Glasses feels to need to go from talking in a peaceful voice. Soothing almost in tune with the buzzing lights. Just like the way the lethal injection probably feels going into the most likely innocent but proven guilty enemy of society criminal. Then arrive at a voice level that is loud, unsuspected and frightens all the other village idiots in this abandoned classroom. The girl in front of me jumps, poor thing, she has no idea what she is in for. Her knuckles have turned white and her breathing pace has quickened in hopes that it will all be over soon.The mom behind me, who is trying to enrich her life by taking some classes. Good luck there Toots the only thing enriching about this class has become walking out the door. Has a look of shock on her face due to the fact that someone old enough to be her dad would say such things. Shock value gets shit done and sells more than product to people it sells an idea. 

“HE WAS A GAMBLER! THAT IS WHY HE WAS SHOT AND YOU GO OUT AND HAVE SEX THE SAME THING WILL HAPPEN TO YOU!” 

Maybe the classroom was more than abandoned. It is something more, a graveyard. Where washed up teachers and Dark Glasses have come to slowly watch their academic career fade to black. This would explain the bitterness, the bullshit and the venom. Poison is free but you pay for the injection at this college. Mark Twain is overly quoted “ never let school get in the way of your education.” Making it out of this class alive will prove to be a challenge. But “ I’ve seen a man spend a whole day killing a bull.” This will be the semester where the scene of Dark Glasses going out with guns-a-blazing, poorly slung together swears and slurs. May your career rest in peace Dark Glasses you’ve taught a lot and schooled little. Times up , class is over. Grab my backpack head the for the door “fuck off old man.” Hope your coffee doesn’t spill on the mom behind me who believes the world is good. What did she ever do to you coffee mug?

  Upon my dinner tonight with my parents when they inquire to my obtained knowledge for they day. Since they are paying for it they deserve to know the whole shabang-a- bang. “ Did you know that Abraham was killed because he fucked around on his wife mom?”  

This has been Brighten Up Jonah Trying Brighten Up your Day and Mine. 

Taken a hammer to head last night! Getting ready to watch a train wreck and I have my popcorn ready!