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  • Writer's pictureAnne Sweet

Utter Uselessness


Utter uselessness

and empty headedness

without point or purpose

undriven in any direction.


A useless disgrace!

But what is that sudden

almost imperceptible

movement?

Aha! It is the Useless One

slipping behind the

curtain of convention,

and the directive

to always be useful,



to be full of purpose,

slipping behind the curtain

to luxuriate in uselessness

and glory in just Being!



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