By Misti
Date: 2004 Nov 13
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You've Never Heard of Ayn Rand

last night our roommate feigned dismay
when you told her you've never heard of Ayn Rand
she has a couple of degrees
and she's been to Rome
and she has Henry Miller in her library
and she hates Bush
but she also drinks light beer
and is dating a man who drives a BMW
and lives on the opposite side of the house he shares
with his wife and three kids
and her electronic music really gripes my ass
and her last boyfriend was scum and looked like a
weasel
and she asked me what I was doing with her block
of generic cheddar cheese
and she put corn in the green bean casserole
and burned the onions on top
and didn't give us our change
at the comedy club last night
so her literacy and worldliness
doesn't mean shit to me
she won't sing karaoke with us
because karaoke isn't cool
she talks negative bullshit
and plays Mommy to our lost inner brats
so my darling
let's play dumb
and stop taking shit from those who feel superior
and much too important
like the comic who chewed out the bimbo talking on
her cell phone during his act
we our the champions
the blue-collar down-to-earth no tolerance for pretense
champions of the free
world.