Metempsychosis

The mistake they always make

Is to believe something at stake

But when the balance is always zero

Who’s the real hero?

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I never cared much about myself

I am, after all, just a silly elf

Or mayhap one of the other fae:

Puck, PAN, the Trashcan Man—who can say?

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My name is Butler, that’s for sure,

But I'm neither your servant nor janitor.

When I come along it is all too clear

Something's wrong and reckoning's near!

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I could be a thief, mage, or factory hand;

I could be a sage—there's no one brand!

But one thing I’m not is your fucking bitch

So watch yourself or our roles might switch!

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In the ancient of days I was the god of thunder

But I have more fun as the king of blunder,

For when the High get mighty or the Mighty get high

I’m the storm, unexpected, that throws dirt in their eye.

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Despite all that I’m a pretty good bloke.

C’mon! Laugh! It’s the cosmic joke!

Did you think it all at my expense?!?!

Well, now you know!

In time…

EVERYTHING MAKES SENSE!

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Rommentary:

The subject of reincarnation is one I've delved into deeply, as I've felt very strongly that this is not my first, nor will it be my last, trip on the merry-go-round.

In the wild and tumultuous turns of my imagination, I see myself as something ancient animating a finite body, and was pleased to find, especially in the religious traditions of the Brahmins, quite a lot of information and elucidation on the subject which, even if only symbolic in a Jungian way, helped me to come to terms with the self.

I was a lustful youth, though now a calm and peaceful man, so Puck or PAN fits nicely, though I must say the time for that has passed.

The Trashcan Man can be construed as a reference to the manic character in Stephen King's The Stand, who plays an unexpected role in the events of the story.