Telling my troubles to the horses head on the wall.

Friday, April 12, 2013

I am not
the girl 
you take home
to meet your mother
or your friends.

I am the girl you take to bed.



press release news


lately I have become afraid of the right
as it yowls and screams
about indoctrination in our schools
baying at the moon
about the plight of our education
crying wolf whilst whistling
the benefits of homeschooling.
rolling down a road
towards incestuous order
deaf, blind, and dumb
slaves to their freedom
consuming happiness in lunch boxes
dieting on Desperate House Wives of Reality TV
doting on children 
devouring adults in prisons not factories

lately I have become afraid that the right
will destroy my country
believing press release news stories
those poor Kuwaiti babies
I can still remember their screams
dragging us to war 
in a sea of books without pages
each one a symbol of independence
unaware that fourth graders don’t write in crayon
eating everything its given
asking always for more
glorifying busy but glamorizing health
inhaling all the oxygen
on spaceship earth.

 inspired by:

 http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/04/12/dad-furious-after-finding-this-crayon-written-paper-in-florida-4th-graders-backpack-i-am-willing-to-give-up-some-of-my-constitutional-rights/