the wise and the just
sit in this bar
on president’s day
watching the television
there are riots in libya
riots in bahrain
protests in wisconsin
the world seems almost interesting for once
the wise and the just
watch the news
letting their pints sit
the tools of their plumbing trade
rest prostrate on the bar
they are silent for awhile
as the flames engulf tripoli
and bodies lay scattered in the street
as decent crashes down on madison
soiling the great general’s birthday
then one of the
wise and the just
turns to the other
lifts his pint and shakes his head
he takes a drink
puts his pint back down and says
fucking crybabies
all of them
no shit, the other one says
then the wise and the just
turn back to the television
hoping for a hockey score
or tonight’s lottery numbers.
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