imagining realizations.

as if revolution just meant that everyone took their turn.
as if you had to pay to make change.
as if huey newton were a cookie.
somebody tell me what's wrong with my realizations.
as if kids only hear what you tell them
and AIDS is what we got back from our taxes.
as if wealth lived in the heart and mind
and oil was an afterthought of food.
as if hungary were only a nation
and mothers could simmer aspirations.
tell me.
as if mtv played music.
as if bet entertained blacks
and soft shoes were just what we wore around the house.
can't stomach the truth but the food stamps are free.
somebody tell me what's wrong.
as if che started a t shirt company
and the panthers were just a football team.
as if katrina were a pool party.
heritage can be packed away.
as if water could remove all stains.
as if shrubs could run countries.
cabinets just watch over dishes
and you get the house wholesale.
as if oceans and icebergs played freeze tag when no one is around
and gang violence endangers species.
as if gay marriage killed the dinosaurs.
barney was too secure in his own masculinity.
as if racist were a political party.
we're all invited.
as if i watched the news for spearsmiths.
as if sheep don't flock because it's not natural.
as if young girls like to carve hieroglyphics on the backs of their throats.
and this
may just be a metaphorical musing through my realities
but i feel like something bigger is happening here.
teenage mothers can't rebirth their childhoods.
we blow balloons for kids but tell them to skip the condom.
w.a.r.s.t.o.r.i.e.s. are praised but gangsters are misguided.
somebody tell me whats wrong.
as if the scars of diamonds weren't forever
and rappers could get refunds.
as if we still rode chariots across rainbows
and vogue published a hot button issue.
as if only dj's spun our speech.
as if we supported our homeless.
as if we supported our troops.
as if venn diagrams only mattered in the grey area.
tell me whats wrong.
as if we still read on rainbows.
as if the pursuit of happiness were only a movie.
as if we could get behind the wheel of liberty.
as if freedom were free.
somebody
tell me whats wrong with my realizations.