remember when we all could see?
when it was all visible?
the recipes, the jokes, the blog
the atrocity, the jewel, the weather
the hate was palpable, and love too

those were the wild west days
when anyone could say anything
and still be heard loud and
clear or still a small voice
had a place in Babylon

then we saw what we have
to fear, fear itself closing
and startled lips quiet
and watched only, waiting
as knowing disbelief settled

lines drawn, in the sandy rock
politically aligned
side to side we set
taking steps and withdrawn
telling, what you know

to recognize you as another,
is difference virus like?
appendages feel and recoil
why and why not...clone me
you are human aren't you?

can symbioses occur anymore?
do you have a gene for me?
border to border, see wide eyed
minds flesh out and fall mute
can we allow latitude of ignorance?

© agoodguy2have 2010-04-08