i am often
amazed
and stupefied
by what comes out
of a person's mouth
is it that they don't think
about what they say
or are they just dumb?
on a daily basis
i'm perplexed
'excuse me,
is this the back
of the line? '
no
it's the front
we're travelling
backwards in time
'why don't those people
stop selling drugs
and get real jobs? '
why don't you vote
for someone
who'll take your taxes
and provide equal
and adequate
education?
'why don't you go back
where you came from? '
i guess i'll pitch a tent
in your backyard
'i can't believe
i pay fifty bucks
to fill my tank'
i can't believe
you think you need
an suv
in the city
'i think abortion
should be illegal'
i think
you should adopt
a crack addicted baby
'why do arabs
hate us so much? '
i can think
of a few reasons
i could go on
but all this
was in the space
of six hours
and my brain still hurts
sometimes i wonder
how we're not
all dead
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem