The Little Man
There’s this little man
we had a conversation,
spouting this ,
spewing that,
testifying our experiences
in the indiscretions of life.
As our hysterical, heretical
ranting
coalesce in the ears of others
we became a gathering,
reaching resolutions
to problems of the masses,
improving our own worth.
That was when
we were struck between the eyes,
stopped in our tracks
and as our epiphanies dissolved
the bellowing began,
“What is the meaning of this,
under who’s authorization
was this done,
why are you here?”
People started
to break off from the fringes
but the little man spoke up
wondering
“Why is it a problem
that we gather,
we have solutions,
we want to be heard.”
The ground shook
with low rumbling laughter
and the little man disappeared
as with others to his prior
and I ask
“Why,
why are they scared
of solutions
we find without permission?”
Copyright © Mark Matthews | Year Posted 2008
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