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It's October and a big battle is shaping up
not with the Diamondbacks
not with the Democrats
but between our fundamentalists
and their fundamentalists.
Our fundamentalists say
it's time for them to pay the price in blood
for all the trouble they've caused in the world
by being such violent wackos all the time
and having no respect whatsoever
for human life.
Their fundamentalists say
it's time for you to pay the price in blood
for all the trouble you've caused in the world
by being such fucking assholes all the time
and having no respect whatsoever
for human life.
One thing is for sure:
The driver of this car will not be killed
The second in command will not be killed
The loan will remain in effect
and even if it's hit,
the car will not roll over
But the passengers
had better look out
and the pedestrians
had better look out
and the people who live by the road
thinking they're safe
thinking, This is what we voted for
should be ready:
Red lights will be run
All directions will be right
Hatred will come in for the kill
History will do its thing again.
©2002, Emily XYZ
Emily XYZ is a New York City poet, author of the ATTA POEM published here at About Poetry in February 2002.
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