Do you see what I see?
Misinformation is commonplace;
ignorance, the norm.
Blanket unwillingness to see
what’s right in front.
The bullet, the disease, the unrest.
Everything is melting.
Injustice for everyone.
Shrug, go about the mundane,
the unimportant.
Takeout grease for dinner
on the way to buy, buy, buy.
No eye contact for the man on the corner,
blaring horn for the one on the bike.
Hush, it’s okay.
None of it is your problem;
none of it is your fault. Ignore.
Soak up the lies, the cover-ups, the distractions.
Ignorance is bliss,
so much easier than original thought.
Is it that you can’t see,
or do you refuse to look?
Do you see what I see?
Do you fucking see?