Discomfort
I have the weight Of an ice-cream-when-I-want on my shoulders. Little drops of melted cream fall down on the floor And ants gather around them as if they were diamonds. But diamonds mean nothing to ants. I wish I could write revolutionary poetry Shift life’s gears with ideas backed by experiences and stories But revolution, I believe, can’t be fueled from an AC room. And good literature needs a seasoned brain. I am too comfortable. In my unending supply of clean clothes Capitalist bread and mayonnaise In my easily gotten lettered-ness. I am too comfortable in my Healthy blood and brains In my decently filled wallet In my entertained brain In my unending heart beat. I am too bloody comfortable. So I write inconsequential poetry And spend meaningless 24 hours Adding more snores to my goodnight sleep. Puncturing my skin and calling it rebellion, Pinning to my overpriced sling bag Activism that I had bought for fifty bucks, Ch...
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