Exceptionally ignorant Unaware of my aggressors that have brewed from my immutable aggression Ignorant to the bigot in my veins At least that’s what they call me But my instability commands me to ignore Advising me to ignore the evils of my dilating domain Or rather deny Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq Legacies of misunderstanding left as living and dying evidence of my hubris My people said they learned to not trust me But what did I learn? My lesson to myself? Do it again Kill others but do not kill mine If I can’t compensate for one How can I compensate for the million? It is simple I can’t, and I won’t The foreign is valueless Subservient to my overbearing rule Victims of the bash of my phony generosity The hypocrisy that delivers blows to my stature in the world The world I see unfit to judge without me Internationally incompetent My denial is my deficiency My self-confidence, a syndrome Unshakable, it is my crutch Holding me back when I think that I’ve made it through Issue 25 · FALL 2019
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