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Thursday, October 14, 2010

"Bitterness" poem copyright 1998

“Bitterness”




Shallow kids sit

showing indifference-

callow bullshit

saying fuck at the drop of a hat-

thinking they are Lawrence Ferlinghetti

wearing their Calvin Klein jeans

and their Jennifer Anniston haircuts-



what they do not know

is that hemp destroys the brain.



Hip-hop- hanging with the homeboys

gold chains and bustin’ a sag

these white boys

jump in the jeeps and head home

to Mummy’s catered

Publix deli dinners served with

tennis skirts, gossip, and cellulite.



Birthday girl in clogs and miniskirt

stumbles down the hall

since she has had no cotillion training-

she tugs at a bouquet of balloons

too big for her to carry

(but her Mummy bought them for her

since Mummy cannot buy love)

with books and flowers-

Learning early what it means

NOT to help the impoverished.

10:25 am 3-19-98 Copyright

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