"And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee." -Exodus 25:21.

These are the happy ones.
They live and breathe and move
just move
from box to box
forever.
Happiness is a new box.
Happiness is a cigar called -
WHILE STOCKS LAST!
Happiness is oblivion.

Grey-faced, screen-fed.
Garbage in, garbage out.
A steady stream of shit
in Technicolor™.

Inside the box is where
we live and move and
have our being.
"Here. This is your box,
sir."
     "No, there must be
some mistake. I -"
                              "This
is your box, sir."

This ceiling is unfamiliar.
This box has a screen.
No, that isn't what I mean,
what I mean is -
help me, let me -
what I mean to say
is that this box will be fine.

A year of posters,
sweat and stolen staples;
a year of junk
and still it isn't mine.
I left my soul in
another box -
a box I'll never find.

"Your box was crushed
like a sugar cube
to feed the poor
and starving children on our
streets.
Your Nazi tactics
will not work, Mr.
90623."

These are the happy ones -
count them as they
pass.
All flesh is
grass.
All citizens will watch
the "Pink Floyd"
concert tonight, channel
86259.


Hamlet is a brand of cigar sold in the United Kingdom. Until the ban on tobacco advertising that came into effect on February 14, 2003, their slogan was 'Happiness is a cigar called Hamlet'.


With thanks to trust the doctor, izubachi, thisfred and sloebertje

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