Bl*ssful Thinking July 10, 2009
Posted by Tel in PIMP.Tags: democrat, Poem, poems, Poetry, politics, republican
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sometimes i wish to be an apathetic
redneck, or some republican
who just doesn’t care
or give a good god damn
about what others think
would it be better
to be brazen, brave
and not give a fuck
about countries half a world away?
or simply say english must be
our lingua persona
even though we have this
thing called puerto rico
hanging around our necks?
would i be better off
keeping myself in the back pocket
of corporate america,
where they privatize profit
and socialize losses?
nicer to be naive on the issues,
but pretend i know because
of the tasty goodness of fox-fed
and conservative radio sound bites?
there is a study that warns me:
conservatives are happier
so perchance ignorance is bliss?
still, i prefer sadness and enlightment
tsk, tsk, tsk.
Indeed, myself as well….sigh…damn those ignorant Republicans!
You’re brave to tackle politics in your poetry. I’m not even brave enough to tackle politics after a few drinks at the bar!
Sometimes, I wish I wasn’t so political, but I can’t help it.
I am with you all the way! I am a proud liberal and politics junkie. I believe that if you care about people in general and their well-being, then how can anyone align themselves with the Republicans with their ice-cold, “you’re on your own” mindset? I will never understand their war on abortion with their simultaneous, rabid fever to bear arms and blow up anyone who puts a toe on their property. They show no regard for human life once its born, evidenced by their pro-death penalty, anti-poor, anti-gay, anti-immigrant, pro-military stances. And then they slap the Christian fish on their car and the “Not of this World” sticker on their new Mercedes. No, there’s no hypocrisy there. Right on, write on, my friend…
I love this! It’s very humorous, in a hard-edged way. In my head, I read this in my Redneck trucker accent. It was awesome!
That’s how I intended it to be read, so I’m glad you felt that way. I think with politics, you have to take a healthy dose of humor.