Tuesday, October 19, 2010

what is 'luxury' ?

is it the ability to serve up vegan chili in a LALIQUE bowl ?
while sitting on the floor of your new crib ?
surrounded by bridges and water...and bridges and water....??
is it the gift of being able to sift through your old stuff,
and THROW IT AWAY ??
or give it to the homeless guy in front of the school ?
can luxury be a curse ?
or is it ONLY a pleasant surprise ??
perhaps luxury is NOT A SURPRISE AT ALL !
its distinctly possible that we have grown to EXPECT luxury...
hence...
dangerous waters arise....
expectations, in general,
are 'always' laced with narcissism and debauchery....
having said all of that,
 its NICE TO HAVE !!
unto every life, a drop of LUXURY must fall....

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