you know they are heroes
because the music swells…
Friendship
We can all agree,
that we’d rather be kind,
once everyone else…
i couldnt tell you at the time
what it was about you
that convinced me to come say hi
white privilege includes
looking to make sure you show
up fine when your camera
flash is on the fritz
at the charity banquet,
while your friend blends
into the dimly-lit background…
Let me drown
in the misery
I have cradled
here, why are you…
you know
even though theyre nosy little buggers
what with their repeat everything i tell them repeatedly all the time
hey dude
whats up?
you been good lately?
You’ve had a hard time,
and couldn’t write back…
“Why do you even bother,” the kid asked, “we’ll never use it when we get older.”
“But you can’t know that,” their friend replied, “what if we do?”
“Dude, I’m tired of trees.”
“Random, but okay.”
“I’m serious. I can’t stand to look at them anymore.”
“Okay, okay. Couple of options. One, desert.”
“Too far away.”
“Okay, scratch one. Two, a mountain.”
“Mountains have trees, dude.”
“So we go above the treeline….
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