upon watching The Matrix 13 years late (Nerd Rules)

upon watching The Matrix 13 years late (Nerd Rules)

i am just more than half a century

into the American Dream

and i know these to be true:

(a) high school bullies and college frat boys always win

(b) the Mythmakers create the Myths that make them real

and you don’t, and not you, and not you

no matter if you play by the rules

no matter how hard you try

Charlatans beget Charlatans beget Charlatans

and they eat the rest for breakfast

wiping their mouths with $100 bills

and thus we have only one recourse

Science Fiction

the Nerds build imaginary Other Worlds

where high school bullies and frat boys lose

to the Chosen One (the Alpha-Nerd)

and so i am carried into the second half

of my mortal century by these Other Worlds

having just learned the Nerd Rules from The Matrix[1]:

Nerd Rule

The Game is not about being the Chosen One

it is about being the One She chooses to Love

Nerd Rule Reloaded

when She finally chooses you to be the One

you’ll probably be dead as She kisses you

Nerd Rule Revolutions

i reach into the mirror to the Other World

holding out my hand for You (Only You)

because the Chosen One believes in Coyotes

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[1] we’ll never be as pretty as Keanu Reeves however