It's a silent night but just an ordinary one. The neighbor's cat mews pitifully from your window while you sit immersed in this world that is, and isn't, and yet feels like it should be because a screen says so while the future walks out ahead.
You're just waiting.
Today, you sit before a screen to talk, and dream, and surf. White noise fills in the dull moments, because the future will come to you, somehow. It'll walk up to your computer chair and tap you on the shoulder. Number 22? Good, good. Here is your world-changer formula, direct from a facebook quiz. Great things, good things are in store for you, just not today. Today you need to upload pictures, and TiVo American Idol, and finish homework.
You just know that someday you will be sitting on my couch, eating Frito-Lays, when the future will saunter up and plop down across from you on the love seat. "Thank you for waiting, the Future is finally ready to see you. Please fill out these forms, and good character will be with you shortly."
Just not today.
Someday you'll be rich, with prizes, and friends, and glory. You'll step with a click from your car to the tune of a million flash bulbs going off, and people begging, pleading for just a glance in their direction. Because, you're important and you just know that's what your shimmering future holds.
Just not today.
Someday, someday they'll see. Just wait: that's what you're doing. You're important, and great, and something amazing is bound to happen to you, you just know. Today you spent five hours online, two watching movies, and another just lying there... well, waiting. Because you know that something great is going to happen, so what is the point of doing anything now? Your time will come.
Just not today.
Today you stand with a cell phone glued to your ear, checking out groceries. "Thank you for calling Life, please hold while we connect you to your Future." And ordinary, far away music plays.
All these years, and you still believe in the spontaneous occurrence of something from nothing.
You're just waiting.
Today, you sit before a screen to talk, and dream, and surf. White noise fills in the dull moments, because the future will come to you, somehow. It'll walk up to your computer chair and tap you on the shoulder. Number 22? Good, good. Here is your world-changer formula, direct from a facebook quiz. Great things, good things are in store for you, just not today. Today you need to upload pictures, and TiVo American Idol, and finish homework.
You just know that someday you will be sitting on my couch, eating Frito-Lays, when the future will saunter up and plop down across from you on the love seat. "Thank you for waiting, the Future is finally ready to see you. Please fill out these forms, and good character will be with you shortly."
Just not today.
Someday you'll be rich, with prizes, and friends, and glory. You'll step with a click from your car to the tune of a million flash bulbs going off, and people begging, pleading for just a glance in their direction. Because, you're important and you just know that's what your shimmering future holds.
Just not today.
Someday, someday they'll see. Just wait: that's what you're doing. You're important, and great, and something amazing is bound to happen to you, you just know. Today you spent five hours online, two watching movies, and another just lying there... well, waiting. Because you know that something great is going to happen, so what is the point of doing anything now? Your time will come.
Just not today.
Today you stand with a cell phone glued to your ear, checking out groceries. "Thank you for calling Life, please hold while we connect you to your Future." And ordinary, far away music plays.
All these years, and you still believe in the spontaneous occurrence of something from nothing.
The spontaneous generation of greatness