miss morality police approximately
she makes herself a good neighbor
by loitering and shouting out into the void
like it’s always noon
votes republican
stands for the flag
kneels for the cross
says kids these days have no morality
what with the…
and the…
and their…
then spouting off a list of juvenile inanities
that plague each successive generation
as it grows older and out of the zeitgeist’s glance
it gets pretty boring down here in summer
trying to live a life between
heat waves, street festivals and parades
she has to do something to entertain herself
today she’s the morality police
tomorrow it’ll be smiling abject racist
in line in the over-priced grocery store
telling her buddy waiting behind her
how she’s able to discern the good ones from the bad
just like the little arab girl
ringing up her groceries
who never flinches when she speaks
oh no
not even once.
--John Grochalski
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