You are so much more
invested in
domesticated
or non-domesticated
furry friends
then Syrian refugees
who look more
like you and me.

You are so much more
invested in
a piece of multi-colored cloth
that ***** in the wind
a symbol
of an idea
that has not been
fulfilled
then the victims of
drone bombings.

You are so much more
invested in
a barely ancient book
then women’s rights.

You are so much more
invested in
police authority
then those oppressed
for centuries,
those brutalized
incarcerated,
demonized,
enslaved,
and murdered.

You are so much more
invested in
sports and reality shows
then education
and the pursuit of truth.

And here is what
your investments
netted you
apathy, violence,
greed, destruction,
pain, suffering
terror, and the dividends
are still pouring in.

The weather today is lovely, isn't it?
(You look lovelier.)
Do you mind having some coffee with me?
(Do you mind if I memorize the details of your face while drinking my coffee?)
I like vanilla latte.
(I like your smile.)

I have to go too.
(Why do you have to go?)
Okay, bye.
(I don't want to say goodbye.)

I love you.
*(I love you.)

The longest distance
a man has to go through
for his lady
is the distance
between where he is standing
to the place where
her father has always been.

{k.z.a.}