(damn, this box might be too small...)
I am the people.
I am a collection of conflicted souls,
and cells,
and atoms,
and Eves,
and countless holidays that you canâ€,,t enjoy
because you have to go to work in the morning.
Im an aristocrat and an ally cat.
A squirrel with no need for any additional nuts.
Ive got two, and thats plenty.
Im an agnostic zealot.
A post-modern relic.
I attended two Universities but often I cant spell it.
Im a walking contradiction, struggling with consistency.
But I do the same thing every day;
Excel spreadsheets by day,
X-box by night,
But sometimes I rhyme.
Im from NY and Im a huge sports fan,
But Im a strange one.
Im a black man, but I follow the Rangers.
I like the Yankees and the Mets.
The Giants and the Jets.
Im a Knicks fan for gods sake
Stuck between a youth movement and a geriatric unit.
Im a Government watch dog
And I always thought they were watching me too,
Until this morning...
When I saw a Homeland Security officer reading the
newspaper behind the wheel of his parked patrol car.
I didnt know what was worse;
The fact that he was snoozing on the job,
or the fact that preventing those news stories
from becoming new stories WAS his job!?
But if he was reading the sports, then maybe Ill let him slide.
The Redskins are doing aight this year.
But matter of fact, now that I think about it…
FUCK THE REDSKINS!!!
But not because Im from New York, though.
Just because they have an indigenous warrior as a
GOD-DAMNED MASCOT!!
The people of the nations capital city mindlessly
worship a caricatured likeness of this warrior
after his kin were systematically exterminated
in order for the country to exist.
Now hows that for conflict?
Im a lawyer with a conscience.
A judge with an agenda
A doctor without Borders
So I say NO to drugs.
But I say yes to scotch
and Tylenol
and cess
and pretty women with large breasts
and pretty women with small breasts
and ugly women with large breasts
and ugly women with small breasts
OK, OK, OK.
Not them.
But really, arent all gods children supposed to be beautiful?
There should be no conflict there...
We, the people
of this globe,
in order to form a less conflicted society,
must come to grips with our internal conflicts
...With our doubts.
...With our irrational judgments that serve no purpose but
to alienate others and insulate our respective bubbles.
...With accumulated wealth
...And unsubstantiated fear
...And neglectful misunderstanding
...And irreconcilable hate.
I recently told someone that Im very comfortable in my own skin,
but I have absolutely NO CLUE whats happening outside
my three feet of personal space.
I stay away from it all.
I avoid the conflict.
I chase convenience.
I crave comfort.
The fact is that this is unacceptable.
I cant just stay in my bubble.
Because my wingspan is at least five and a half feet.
And if I cannot spread my wings out, how can I ever hope to fly?
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