Needs Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

"There are people,
Claiming to have needs.
Needs, we believe...
Are not real needs to be needed.
And as soon as we can see these needs,
To be real needs.
We will supply those needs.
Even before they are needed."

Why are you staring at me?

-Checking to confirm,
That both of us are still conscious.
Uh...ummm...
Did you hear what I just heard? -

Yep! Sure did.
But there is one thing we did yesterday,
We did not do as quick to do today.

-What was that? -

Move as fast as we could to the exit.
And I don't want to admit,
It's possible we are becoming addicted.
To this...

-Nonsense? -

I'm glad you said that.
I was going to say...'stuff'.
Stuffed with a lot of bull.