Application
Yes,
I am an American citizen.
Yes,
I have a bachelor’s degree.
Yes,
I am not brave enough to starve.
Yes,
I will find some time to enjoy my sustainable wealth.
Yes,
I saw what my parents did and what my grandparents did.
Yes,
you can take my last escape; I’ll piss in the cup.
No,
I do not think I am above work -
I think everyone is. I am no politician.
I am neither Hitler nor Buddha. I am
broken and in a cast(e). I think and
stutter and trip over my guts and swollen
liver. I have acne on my thighs and everyone knows.
No,
retirement is not enough of an incentive,
neither is currency. I want time. Is that
selfish? What language is that on the wall?
No,
I won’t tell the truth. Who is asking? It
cannot be god. As a child, I was yelled at
by a priest during the middle of a service.
I was banging on the side of the pew with
my plastic hammer.
I didn’t think anything of it.
- © Nick Boyer 2022
Nick Boyer is an emerging poet writing in Upstate New York. He recently self-published his debut novel, Steady Progress Home, and his poetry has been published in Taj Mahal Review. More of his writing can be found on the web at poetryforthegrave.com or @poetryforthegrave on Instagram.
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