can’t pay the dues
the ground fees are too much
one neighbor’s a racist
the other’s a sexist
couple across the way
are homophobes
politicians are for sale
doctors are entrepreneurs
ministers spew hate and fear
a used car salesmen told me a lie
so did a president
people talk at me
want me to be
just like them
my heart is a cage
blood rats
spinning the wheels
but I’m too tired
to feel rage
had enough
– Ken Peters
April 14, 2012
