lurching at the thought of being utterly forthright

lurching at the thought of being utterly forthright





i imagined the world outside the united states
as having levels of animosity
towards us
that would make even a jealousy-ridden sixteen year old girl
think twice. 



then i remember
that i lived inside this homogenized media bubble
of pure
unadulterated
endlessly repeated shirley temple mantras
used and abused
by a cadre of cholesterol challenged alcoholics
who would just as soon
sell their mother's still beating hearts
to science
as let me teach a course in: 
massaging nfl quarterbacks during halftime breaks.



naturally
we all are gifted at making huge mistakes
but 
really
holding other nations up to
an
integrity 
that you fake?
i get more honesty
out of
a rainbow birthday cake.







sjw 06/08/18 inspired at this very moment in time by what incredibly huge rocket launchers you have.






from the 'blitzkrieg series' of poems