Without monsters

mr. masuda
how do you plead
I plead insanity
(you can’t say that
shit--he ain’t laughing)
no
sorry your
honor
guilty with an
explanation
you realize you are forfeiting
you rights
yes
your honor
I know

I have the right to have my ass
kicked regularly by
jackbooted thugs
officer
excuse me
I believe there’s a warrant
in my name
please beat the shit out of
me
I’m late and I haven’t had my
stitches today

I have the right to say everything
you tell me too
of course,
mother was a whore
my sister’s a slut
too
I know
I see her walking the
pike
whatever you say
officer

I have the right to shit and piss
blood for weeks till my
kidneys heal or just get tired of
bleeding
I have the right to beg for mercy or
piss myself
whichever comes first
and of course,
I have the right to die, but
not before
you pull your covers tight
say your goodnights
and dream of a world without
monsters

J. Masuda © 2004
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