Indifference is the the act
of reaching in
and pulling out
your heart
to avoid feeling pain
–
It’s widely accepted
as good social etiquette
by a society of automatons
who may as well
fork their tongues
–
Donning blinders
refusing to see
anything other than what you want to see
In the office
At the market
Driving through quiet streets
–
Push
Push
Self
Self
– nothing else exists
–
A quick way to a cold heart
that can never be hurt
and never be touched
and never be moved
except
when you want to be moved
like in a sad movie
where all the characters are idiots
because they risk
–
You know better
You live in the real world
Safely
Alone
***
This is the twenty-fourth poem of my personal 30-day poetry challenge to break away from the machine to think about things that don’t matter. I have no idea what I’m doing. – Jim
