my view
is clear
and unbiased
from this spot.
from this spot
the faces
are the same
but not.
nice moon-faced girl
in the deli
speaking farsi
eating ham.
tall, gaunt creature
on his phone
talking about money
and his new tie.
small child pissing
on a building corner.
hobo watching intently
slurping nectar
mother scolding son
for whatever.
businessman plucking
a penny from the
sidewalk.
old woman lays
lifeless from the steel
carriage
brains spilled
intestines ruptured in street
shit stained pants
teenager driving
cursing the old woman
"i will be late" he bellows
all look on
life moves and moves
past, beyond all.
dont notice the chains
never
3 comments:
i must protest. if she's speaking Farsi, that means she probably Persian, and probably, therefore, Muslim. i thought Muslims, like Jews, didn't eat pork....help me out here.
rm
That is the whole point of the statement. It is kind of meant as humor, but also meant as a testament to the capabilities of irreverence in every religion. I work for a Pakistani, and his cousins are not as religious as him. I have noticed this and i just felt like throwing that in there.
excuse me. I have noticed this discrepancy and i felt like throwing a variation of it in the poem.
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