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Anoek van Praag
ALIEN
I
am not funny
I am not slick I
do not swear enough
I
am not American
I
speak funny sometimes
I
don’t get the jokes
I
don’t like churches
except
empty
love
the architecture
vaginal
arches upon arches
the
house of love
of
Pro-Creation
I
don’t like politics
not
even the president
I
will not lie
I
am too sensitive
I
don’t like fat people
who
take up double seats
entitled
to the little space
we
have together
in
this city
I
ask those women
move
your bag
so
I can sit
then
pushed inside
while
getting off
I
am so moved
by
younger folks
giving
me their seat
restores
my hope
for
all humanity
I
don’t like litter
in
the park
the
chicken shit
the
chicken bones
it
kills my dogs
diapers
people shit
I
pick it up disgusted
To
keep my park's
divinity
my
place of refuge
designed
inspired
vision
for our sanity
plopped
in the center
of
a city already there
I
don’t like screaming kids
while
mothers look
approvingly
aggressively
while
baby faces reach for me
how
can we speak
with
any measure
of
creativity and soul
of
spirit god
I
don’t like violence
by
word or geste
war
only ends
for
those who die
there
is god grace
a
short moment
in
the trees
I
ask: can we undo the world?
Make
another one?
I
give you this issue
For
you to keep
Surrender
to the best solution
With
the best outcome
For
everyone
(Originally posted November 24, 2014) To contact Anoek van Praag send an email to anoek@aol.com / www.soul-works.com
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