There’s nothing wrong with Amerika
Our leader is a Strawberry Bearer
Proposing a thousand point argument to the bathroom mirror
And fine we complain of the winter cold and summer heat
Autumn is beautiful though and there’s nothing wrong with Amerika
When leaves fall and windows break and babies cry
From no milk or when the honey bees bark east from Alachua
Past the Palm Coast reed and into the ocean
The hive’s leader barren like lightning strike
Will do what she has trained to do die and try again
There’s nothing wrong with Amerika.
Adapted from a painting by William-Adolphe Bouguereau
boldness security
togetherness
she discovers
anger
envy no love no standing
don’t dangle
anything from the ash
no
flash photography
do you, dear undertow
pity cruelty
pride modesty
shame
please
be quiet
no
flash photography
does she
dangle anything
never forget
touch her
own safety shame
please be quiet
you can’t
park here
safety shame
please, feels free to
empty
her
hands before signing on the
push
light
stop crying
don’t dangle anything to empty the ledge
take a step back
fear under surprise expect disrespect distand?
don’t
dangle anything to touch her own safety
