"The road to enlightenment is long and difficult, and you should try not to forget snacks and magazines."
Anne Lamott, Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith

Thursday, February 10, 2022

Get In Line

 

 Are you mad at me?

Get in line.

Are you looking for someone to blame,

a slow-moving target,

a convenient scapegoat?

Get in line.

Are you looking for me to take

your side, go to battle

in this pathetic war that’s been declared?

Find someone else

willing to lose their head.

It has become clear  

that I am a pawn in your

Childish

Petty

Junior High

Game.

But I refuse to play.

I’m tired.

Worn to the bone.

I can’t do this anymore.

I

CANNOT

DO

THIS

ANYMORE.

Junior High was

a long time ago.

Drama was just a hobby.

I’m done.

Does that make you mad?

Get in line.