Scott Thomas Lowe
POETRY
"Waltzing with wallflowers"
I don't wanta preach
to the converted
the perverted
the twisted
the mass
All of them have been deserted
by the people who were
kissing their ass
I'm no longer waltzing
with wallflowers
the hours are too precious
to me
all I want now
is to be myself
to be honest
and happy
and free
I don't want to hear
your sad story
I don't want to know
of your pain
all you care about
is your image
and the bullshit
that's clogging
your brain
I know the world
is a whorehouse
with madams and hookers
and pimps
but someone must play
the piano
for the johns
and the tricks
and the gimps
we're all just cripples
and creeps
putting makeup
over our flaws
eating beefsteak
and french fries
and onions
sitting there
flapping our jaws
our president
is a thief
and there is no relief
for the damage
he's going to do
I no longer preach
to the converted
so why am I talking
to you
Scott Thomas Lowe, Mojave, CA, April 1, 2001
© Copyright 2001, Scott Thomas Lowe.
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