Where ?
Where can I go
To get
A little peace -
A little space -
Even in the book store
here
The children fuss and wiggle
The music reminds me
Only
Of what a bad mood I've been in
Lately
And then this unmentionable
Bibliophile guy
Has to snap his fingers
Too -
To some nonexistent beat
in bad canned Music
Please - please
Give me some space
Some space and time
Before I die
But
I realize it's space
Inside we really
Need
And that doesn't take going anywhere
It only means
- Sit down
sit still
- Be
Alone
With me
Why is that so
Difficult
So hard
To do
When it is so simple
Too
It's crowded in here
Inside my head
I was never taught to -
Never told to -
Be content
With what
Exists
With what we have -
Where would go
The economy?
If we all became content
The vast market crash
Would do us
Good
We could stop and look around
And say hi
How're you ?
In every country on every
Continent
Just
How are you doing
Today ?
I say
Let us continue
To talk to each other
Over internet and things -
Let the common person
Continue to post
About -
How was their day ?
In every country
Every way -
And then we will know
That we're not all so very
Different
After all
And when they come and offer us
A gun
To go and do some
"Agenda"
Then we will know
That there is no enemy -
Everyone
All the "common" people want
Is just to
" get along"
Others have an idea
About
Ruling the world
But I know
- listen to Lao tsu -
The World is
Sacred
Don't touch it !
