The Powers That Be
The main thing
That made me sympathize with the unabomber
Wasn’t his ecoterrorism (a close runner-up)
Wasn’t his limericks (c’mon)
Wasn’t even his passion
It was his sensitivity
And jus desire
To share pain.
That’s what I do
When I write my poems —
I say how I feel
I speak truth to my experiences
I speak truth to power
And for whatever reason
The powers that be
Have banned fat experience
From legitimacy.
Is it my fault
That when I describe
What happens to me
That you feel bad…?
Imagine fucking living it