Under the Kicking Beast
copyright 2004 by Michelle Dockrey
to the tune of "Under the Gripping Beast" by Cat Faber


To a journal made of hypertext as snarled as human sin
A billy goat inlined thereon and all the world therein
I logged on with an invite code and password shiny new
And should I miss a single day, withdrawal will get me too

[Chorus]
Under the kicking beast is all the time I'll sink
For I'm quits of all my blogging if I just delete the link
But from my growing friends page comes a call I can't ignore
For just an hour longer I will hit refresh once more

I sat there that first evening, my laptop on my knee
I hit return and held my breath for fear of what I'd see
The spam of all humanity, from hell and heaven logged
The ghosts of quizzes taken and of newsbytes overblogged

My posts and comments brought me friends who read and add and lurk
Without the journal, I suppose I'd do some actual work
The thought that I might miss something, it fills me with dismay
For "just an hour longer"I have hit refresh all day

I'm going on vacation and the time draws near to leave
But I haven't finished reading and I've added three more feeds
I catch my plane by minutes with a furrow in my brow
All weekend with no broadband-- no!  I'll never catch up now!

That journal made of hypertext as snarled as human sin
A billy goat inlined thereon, and all the world therein
Is free to all the public now, no invite code is due
And should you go create your own, then Frank will get you too!