By Misti
Date: 2004 Oct 15
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We Are Not Losers

we are not losers
not by a long shot
you have been hobbling around
on an old man cane
for weeks now
today at work you got reprimanded
for throwing a fit
because some idiot from the night shift
left Reeses peanut butter cup wrappers
on your desk
after work you cried
mentioned suicide
cheered up by a Big Ed's Flying Saucer
and a bottled margarita
from Circle K
now you are watching "King of the Hill"
laughing
and I am listening to Gomez bitterly eat seeds
from the confines of his cage
I tell you that I fantasize about cooking him
in the oven
you tell me that he wants to die
if a cat was hanging around
Gomez would fly straight into his mouth
and Monday I get to audition for a phone job
fundraising for muscular dystrophy
fuck everyone who isn't returning our calls
fuck smug Americans in their shiny cars
cutting us off on their way to more fun-filled
consumer experiences
yes and fuck everyone who is voting for Nader
because they think they are proving a point
and fuck everyone who is voting for Bush
because he is Morally Superior
(washed in the blood of the Lamb praise Jesus)
(hollowlujah)
(more dead people everyday because Georgy Boy is proving
a point)
we are bitter
we are pissed off
we are existing at poverty level
we are shining on regardless
because we're goofy
and special
and silly
in love.