Oh, I Understand You; I Just Don't Have Any Respect for You

Am I to waste an afternoon attempting
To be understanding of the ugly things
You are? You're racists. Everybody is.
You reason (at some canine level) that
The institutions which exist to fleece
You for the benefit of those in charge
Of them are preferable to alternates
(Which might help others unlike you).
You can't imagine doing anything to
Keep the earth from being more like
Venus every day. You dream of going
Back to lives which only those on TV
Lived, and curse cartoon conspirators
(Drawn up by those who do conspire
To continue using you) for somehow
Ruining those lives you didn't live.
You're stupid and malevolent, quite
Human to your rotten cores. I see
No point in looking for excuses for
The ways you act. Instead, I'll
Contemplate more pleasant things
This afternoon.



Poetry by Lawrence Beck The PoetBay support member heart!
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Written on 2021-05-20 at 22:49

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