A Poem--for the ages??

Andy Clarkson wrote this himself. My thanks to The Charlotte Capitalist.

I Live Here On Earth and Worship The Mind


I flew to Paris to see Aga Khan
And his beautiful carpets from Somewhere-a-stan
We sipped tea with our pinkies out
I asked him if he ever had a doubt
About the source of all his splendor
He replied, "Never mind that. When will the West surrender?
Come join us my friend and do as we do
And I can offer you a virgin or seventy-two"

Hey Aga, thanks for the chat
But, sorry sir, that's not where I'm at
You don't fool me and I am not blind
I live here on Earth and can use my mind

I then took the train to Rome to see the Pope
To understand all his talk of faith and hope
We spoke quietly in The Holy See
I asked him what I should do about me
And if I fit into The City of God
He replied reverently with a gentle nod
"Come join us my son into the realm of passivity
And I can offer you blessed eternity"

Hey, Your Holiness, thanks for the chat
But, sorry sir, that's not where I'm at
You don't fool me and I am not blind
I live here on Earth and can use my mind

Well as fast as I could, I blew out of Rome
Went to pay a visit to ancient Noam
We sat in his office at MIT
I asked him if we would ever be free
And if he could help clear up all this confusion
He replied, "Don't worry, its all just an illusion.
Come join us my brother into the world of skepticism
And stay away from the certainty of Objectivism"

Hey, professor, thanks for the chat
But, sorry sir, that's not where I'm at
You don't fool me and I am not blind
I live here on Earth and can use my mind

Copyright 2006 Andy Clarkson. All rights reserved.

Link:

http://charlottecapitalist.blogspot.com/2006/10/i-live-here-on-earth-and-worship-mind.html