fights
i have witnessed many fights
amongst the different races
rather i should say i’ve seen more talk than fists
the whites like to get in each other’s face
call each other bitch or dude
they shout a lot but do little else
the blacks aren’t much different
maybe they move more
make dramatic gestures, act hard of hearing
in order to have someone repeat an insult
but it is still a lot of posturing instead of violence
almost everyone makes a threat
the whites tell each other how they’ll kick your ass
the blacks threaten to put each other in the dirt
i don’t know what the mexicans, puerto ricans,
asians, and indians do
maybe nothing
or a combination of this other bullshit
today i was standing outside a boxing club run by arabs
one arab guy shouting at a pack of dudes from the club
it was the same talk
the same posturing
but the one arab guy threatened the blow up the boxing club
the other arab dudes threatened to blow up his house
i know people, the lone arab said
we know people too, the other arabs answered
then there were more threats to blow shit up
cars, buses they ride on, homes, and someone’s hookah joint
and i thought, christ, don’t any of these arab guys watch
the news?
this country is just looking to grab arab guys
who want to blow shit up
you could feel the good white citizens on the street
getting hard-ons listening to this shit
dialing 911, their thumbs pressed on send
maybe these arabs should take a cue from the blacks or
whites
and not threaten to blow up a city block
especially in public
maybe just go inside and handle it
in the ring
i don’t know
eventually the one arab walked away
and the others stood outside for a bit
talking shit
before they were gone too
nothing got blown up
at least not yet
and i went home to get drunk
and read my new comic books
ready to make idle threats
at all the shadows creeping up the walls.
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