alienation isn’t profound it’s the nation we live in but my alienation is epic i’m alienated from the hepcats in this dive the ladies who ignore me the god who hides from me the cops on the street the politicians who “represent” me the managers who “manage” me the hicks i work with the patients i work for myself for eating meat the motivation that abandoned me the technology that sidetracks me the music i’m commanded to enjoy certainly the dart players the capitalists, the communists the smokers, the foodies the carpenters, plumbers, electricians rats, tigers, lions the trolls who hate anyone who does anything i do love cats and dogs alcohol agrees with me i’m popular with bartenders i dig commercials and the people who read these poems thanks for listening sorry