{"id":11905,"date":"2023-04-20T23:15:55","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T23:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heatherhaley.com\/hh2\/?p=11905"},"modified":"2023-04-20T23:15:55","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T23:15:55","slug":"because-murder-is-wrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/heatherhaley.com\/hh2\/?p=11905","title":{"rendered":"Because Murder Is Wrong…"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Been a while, thought I should come up with a blog entry, such as it is; my blog I mean.<\/p>\n

Recently had my meagre pension clawed back, which came as quite a shock. Apparently I\u2019m not impoverished enough. As little as I earned last year I still owed CRA money. I will consult with an accountant next time.<\/p>\n

There is a push for UBI in Canada and as I told a friend, it’s in the proposal stage, will likely not make it to \u2018the ballot.\u2019 UBI is unfortunately and still too radical a concept. And I sill can\u2019t abide the puritanism and punitive approach to social ills, suspect that ultimately it would save money, along with lives. Is it even possible to tally the cost of impoverishment, drug addiction and mental illness? While trillions of tax dollars and private funds are spent on the military and flying to fucking Mars. Our priorities are skewed.<\/p>\n

On the artist front, I’m in a quandary regarding my manuscript. I despise it. And or, dread it. I should be working on my fourth collection of poetry, working title, “Ask Alexa\u201d and was on a roll at the beginning of the pandemic, penning about 90 poems but my output, slowed to a trickle then nothing for the past six months. *sigh* Just life. Sidetracked by life: some bad, mostly good. Along with work, obligations, etc. I keep a journal and it’s all subject matter but I never feel like myself<\/em> until I ‘get it back;’ my writing practice. Composing is the greatest challenge.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, I am creating some unique songs with Pluviophiles partner Keir Nicoll. Despite myriad setbacks we persist and now have a solid set of material. Think I’m even\u00a0 feeling confident enough to perform at a party next month and go on a little road trip to the Cariboo, play Williams Lake. Woo hoo! Love road trips. This is dedicated to we working class heroes.<\/p>\n

THE CINDERELLA YEARS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Work.
\nFind a way
\nto find work.
\nFind a way<\/p>\n

to get through work.
\nFind a way out
\nof dispiriting work
\nyet find a way to pay the bills.<\/p>\n

Find a way out
\nof the trap
\nwhile finding a way
\nto eliminate dirt, please the client.<\/p>\n

Good trick.
\nBecome the client\u2019s own personal wiccan
\nworking magic, erasing her troubles.
\nVoila!<\/p>\n

No more mess, no more misery.
\nYou\u2019re welcome.
\nHope it occurs to the client
\nthat a tip would be lovely.<\/p>\n

My tunes, tools as vital as mop
\nand broom, tunes blasting,
\nbelted out between scrubs.
\nI will survive!<\/em><\/p>\n

Plots and schemes
\nabet a roiling mind,
\nwrest me from my genes,
\nlift me from my knees,<\/p>\n

out of the hearth, beyond grime,
\nscrapes, lingering anger,
\nlast night\u2019s wrangle.
\nScrew Prince Charming,<\/p>\n

I want to be alone. Find a way.
\nFind a home, use these sapped hands
\nto tidy my own house. Be me,
\na professional human. Full time.<\/p>\n

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