My Degree

someone asked me what my degree was in... well, i've been a factory worker, a mill worker, a carpenter, a trash collector... milked cows and rode horses, grown gardens and cut wood. i've been a kick boxer, a fugitive, a poet, and a mad lover. a two bit picker, a prisoner, an addict and a thief. a street preacher, a hobo, a father and a husband. a monk and a heretic.... need i say more. i've loaded trucks and worked sawmills, been a salesman and a business manager. i've climbed mountains and lived in caves, bathed naked in waterfalls. i've been a winner, and a loser, i've been a friend to the end. i've been a fighter and a believer, a socialist, and a renegade. i've read books and gave poetry readings, sat up all night typing naked thoughts. met Jesus in a drunk tank, walked with Buddha through lifetimes. been a human being, been an asshole, and reaped my own mistakes. have stopped in the rain to change tires, and rescued turtles from the highway. walked thirty miles to kiss a woman, and jumped out several windows. drove too fast, fought too hard, have fallen from great heights... other than that... i guess you're out of luck!