4.7.09

A poem about what goes through my head when I watch acts of senseless violence

Could I do that?
I could do that
Oh, I couldn't do that
Or maybe I could
I could do that if pushed
If someone was threatening
Me with disembowelment
Using a big fuck-off knife
Or a teaspoon

I would so do that
I would, I would, I could
I'd have to hold my nose
And squeeze my eyes shut
But I could do it
I could do that
I could do you
I would do you
I should do you

I will do you
In the dark
In the night
In the heart
In the neck

With?
With
Without?
Without
And with
Yes
With

With

2 comments:

Ani Smith said...

violence is never senseless

Mariana Soffer said...

I don't think you can