What a Wonderful World

You know what I'm talking about, don't you Pops. You must've seen it or felt it or something. You have, haven't you?
Yes, the balance, that's what I call it. I knew you'd know of it. I knew you'd understand. I grew quite tired of it, really tired of it, that's why I'm here in front of you right now.

You don't mind me talking bout it? Why that is just so kind. Mind you, I do tend to drag on a bit.

My life wasn't very bad. Quite comfortable, by most standards. But I could see, quite early actually, that there was a law, a balance as I've come to call it. I could take it, back in another time, it was bearable. Quite simple actually, hard work bore fruit, slacking off didn't. For each time I did something wrong, in my own eyes, the guilt would kill me, and if not that some sort of karma would. And it applied everywhere. Quite a simple give and take. I could live with that.

But then, life happened. And took it's toll. You know how it is. My eyes were opened, what you call reefer, might have helped too, heheh.

But drugs aside, for now, I did see, quite clearly, how the balance was skewed for most other people. There were but a few others who had been dealt a fair deal. For most it was all wrong. Not really something I could live with. But worse of all, were those whose scales tipped in favour. You suffered from it too, didn't you. Sensitivity came at quite a high price didn't it Pops.
Ha!

I know, I know, it all sorts itself out in the Universal Scheme of Things. But sometimes the bloody Universe doesn't give a shit about you and me, pardon my French.

I'm glad you understand. It really relieves me. So I have you with me on this, don't I?

Well, two ampoules of Grade A Ketamine did the trick. I was out of there before my body knew it was going to bite the dust. Yeah, it did take a while to find you, but that don't matter no more , do it? Heheh!

Pointless? No, I'm not done yet. I did say I tend to drag on a bit, sorry about that.
Well, I left a letter. For once, I did think things through, quite well actually. When they found me, as I was on my way, they saw the letter. So, they called her.
What? Haha, yeah, it all comes down to a woman doesn't it? Well, I needed to do my bit to set the balance right.
I don't like watching people suffer, who does? But I needed to watch sorrow and pain rend her apart as my body lay, hanging on to those last few breaths. I needed it. She needed it too. I never meant her no harm. Believe me Pops.

Well, that was the final weight on the scales. I'm somewhere else now, where the balance doesn't matter, out of the ruddy scheme to say. For better or for worse, I don't know, don't care either.

So, what do you think? Actually, don't tell me. Doesn't matter, what's done is done. I just ask one thing of you. Just sing me a few bars of that song. C'mon Pops, you know what I'm talking about.

Ahh, thanks. Thank you.

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It took me two days to come up with the concept. Its a melange of a lot of things I've been thinking about, for a while.

You know what I'm listening to. If you don't, you don't.