America,

land of the free,

home of the incarcerated

Someone once told me, and I never forget,

that I need meat for protein. Well… shit!

The waves appeared

deceptively calm

when the iceberg hit

I’ve spent many a night with John Turturro

Well, to be fair, he was using 

a different name at the time

Old MacDonald

killed my family

If you deleted the tweets

laced with racism,

sexism, or xenophobia…

It cannot be conquered by being ignored,

by pretending it does not exist,

We invented the wheel, sliced bread, chairs that fold,

and a way to tell who was calling before we answered the phone 

Pointless political pageantry

where our blood-thirsty "saviors"

will still fully savor the flesh

of finely roasted death

How can we grow in this country, as white people, and think our work is done? That we somehow avoid racism with our good intentions

She was beaten by masters

While he held a whip

No cow committed suicide

simply because you looked hungry

and you don’t care for squash

Childhood memories tiptoe,

twist, tango, and tap dance

their way among the drops

You didn’t turn the pages hoping Wilbur,

despite Charlotte’s best intentions,

would still lie sliced upon Zuckerman’s plate

You can dress it up in whatever phrasing helps you sleep at night and pray on Sunday

Kill your enemies before they kill you

Odd, I was certain it was love

your hope that they lived a happy life,

before you wished them dead,

does not offer them comfort

The president retweets
“The only good Democrat is a dead Democrat,”
and it barely registers as news,

They can cock the hammer,

steady the barrel,

and pull the trigger,

carnage fall where it may

“Why do vegans push their ideas on me? I’m fine if they eat plants, why can’t they be fine if I eat animals?” If you are truly interested in learning the answer, then let’s consider some examples.