every day in 2016, write a sentence or a paragraph or a poem that appreciates
people - a poem
among
y'hafta get out among people again
to truly appreciate them
they're loud and they're noisy and brash
and those are the fun ones
they're friendly and tell stories
and laugh at themselves and at others
for taking ourselves so seriously
us the universe's afterthought
its idea of a joke
there are others of course
the ones who remind us of why we wore armor
or at least leather jackets
and we still keep a 9mm
and practice with it from time to time
they smile too
those others mostly
smile and put an arm
around your shoulders
measuring you for
location of wallet
or maybe of heart
measuring you for the size of a grave
or how much rope you'll take
and then there're the quiet
who'd ignore you if they dared
but you're as much a shark as the others
there are those just looking to sue
those wanting you to feel guilty
those not quite ready for a fight
but hoping you'll nudge them that far
the pretty girls practicing their skills
the prim girls looking
for something to cut off
and the clowns who want you to laugh
and all of them remind you
that we were all fun when we were kids
before we had tickets to punch
and meals to get home
and wallets and women to steal
Wyatt Underwood © 2016
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