It is
almost impossible these days to
Escape
stupidity
The
Swarming
masses are legion
Continually
circling your carcass
Waiting
for a bite
The
tiniest strip of flesh
Where do
you go to escape?
Closeted
within the darkest corners
You can
find some
Animal
with a PhD
Scribbling
on rocks
His mind
so absolved of
Concrete
and carbon monoxide
Screaming
children
Chicken
wings or death
That he
barely exists
At all
Dig holes
Sweep
streets
Write
poetry
Build
skyscrapers
Fight a
war
Survey a
million lives over a
Million
days
And you
cannot fail to
See you
are surrounded
And here
Today
Now
It seems
nullifying and true that
Nowhere on
God’s
green earth will ever be
Free of
Them.