Synonyms Poem by Travis Snell

There’s something about synonyms that’s simply satisfying
They’re sensuous and marvelous. They make you feel like crying.
And beyond the central denotation
Of what they bring to conversations,
Each and every different nation
That has its different machinations
Blacks and Whites, Hispanics, Haitians,
All my brothers, even Asians,
Regardless of your situation
Should regard yourselves as synonyms
To him and him and him and him.
The point I try to make here in my mixed up weave of words
Is sheep will stay for all their days in separated herds
But they’re still sheep
When they go to sleep
At the end of the day…
Okay?
So when you find yourself caught up and fighting for the herd
Stop and look at what you do before some sheep get hurt,
Just remember truth, real truth, is held within the word.
Synonyms.