Look sir, I’m just doing my job.
But I can assure you that James Van Der Beek has worked steadily since Dawson’s Creek.
***
The Bottom Line
from where i stand
i can see america
full-frontal
frightened
naked
standing where i stand
you can watch walmart sail by
full-frontal
profitable
naked
stand where i stood
anyone can see what i did
full-frontal
frightened
profitable
naked
naked
frightened
full-frontal
i can see america
from where i stand
***
A Millimeter Sandwich
Taco Bell, McDonald’s and Pizza Hut are hiring
while
Subway is just shorting you an inch
This is how freedom goes
10 trillion dollars shy
missed by just an…?
with all the troubles in the Homeland
why aren’t we measuring our sandwiches
in millimeters?
bigger is better
longer isn’t shorter
extrapolate
***
Austerity Dairy Repeats
The best years of my youth
spent
dining on tasteless sandwiches
made out of Reagan’s cheese.
Cheese so tasteless
it
could have passed for
Reagan’s free butter.
The best years of my twenties
spent
dining on tasteless
Air Force MRE’s.
MRE’s so tasteless
that
I dreamed of Reagan’s cheese.
The best day in my thirties
spent
laughing when realizing
mom’s cheese sandwiches made lovingly with
Reagan’s free butter
not cheese.
***
Stands With No One
In 2000 and six
not nine
the streets were full
guns were plenty
and Jesse stood with Daniel
In 2000 and 12
not six
the streets were empty
guns were plenty
and there’s no Watada standing with Bradley Manning
Nothing Ever Changes Except the Price
as i stood watching our nation’s bird of freedom
being chased by two pigeons of Marxism
it dawned on me that i had forgotten
to wash some underwear
***
¡Si, Se Maybe!
very few of us are willing to lead
several of us are willing to listen
while most of us complain
that there’s no one shoving us towards anyone
to follow
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The Vigilant Lens 