Atman

 Each day he goes so well into his

labyrinth he knows by heart by now,

comfortably familiar, he only sees

disasters on the T. V. as entertainment.

He sees himself in the sit-coms, Walter

Mitty-like watching war documentaries 

and action movies…he identifies as Thor,

though his wife refuses to call him that.

All he needs is a lance for his riding lawn

mower, but she won’t allow it. He knows 

he wants to tap into his higher self, but he

just doesn’t know how.

His was an unique case of spontaneous 

human combustion, so he got his wish, 

somehow.