One may observe one's quite absurd, And question why one's not deterred, When one hears what one's observed. One's world abounds with wondrous places, Peopled with mosaic races. When one blurts out a black man's black, One says one's not a Democrat. If one detects one's hue of skin, One says one's not Republican. But one is blamed for mouthing words Like Indian, Paddy, Jew or Kurd. One's innocuous indiscretions Has one's eyes rolling on occasions. Should one be blind to the homeless, Then one can't see one's not blameless. When one supports a Pride Parade, One proudly says one's not afraid. If one's an anti-abortionist, Then one must help the Innocents. βThe sick and dying are a great expense,β One yells demanding the same treatment. One preaches hard-line on foreign shores, Would **** the ******* in one war. One's a diplomatic boor (And one's glad it's there and not here). If one knows one conceals a gun, One's compensating for the wee one. If one encounters a common thief, One should keep one's company brief. Should one hear a politician, One needs to separate fact from fiction. One sees terrorists everywhere From the confines of one's chair. One speak of one's impending doom, Looking out from one's room. There's so much angst one lays on one, Yet we are one, We're not one. Our time here has ebbed, Will flow, One must leave. One must go.