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