Friday, January 27, 2023

Poem of the Day 01.27.23

the difference

good god
these days of madness

and little suicides
come in droves

where i can no longer
stand the sound
of another voice in complaint
but mine

and as another faceless
fresh turd of privilege
prattles on about their miseries

expecting empathy in return

i think of the car
that almost ran me down
this morning
at ft. hamilton and 61st street

and i think
of tender mercies too

only i’ll be goddamned
if i could tell you

the difference
between them.

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