Bouleversant
Poet Preaches to The Choir
written by: Gerry Stefanson
minimum of twice annually
an attempt to thread, this now old needle
with a spool of mercerized cotton
and push it up a grade
lack of internet over twenty five years ago
would find me in stacks at the library
now Google magics that for me
answers consistently the same
white rabbit and I shake our heads
at the persistency of info
– most lean to third party endorsement
“Auntie Betty told Uncle Bill’s cousin”
overheard by an out of town expert
from very far way, re-enforced by local
authorities that claim.
teen suicide is contagious, yup
teen suicide like a virus, yup
teen suicide not to be addressed, yup
after striving to surviving one I call “Bull Shit”
not a little, not a bit, all of it.
the numbers, the math, the science, the common sense – the fact.
so sad but true we do need address it
a good term B.S. sticks better
to your boots than the truth
no need to blame/sad at any age
only way to deal with is deal with it
“so not talking about it, has worked so well, so far”
The Poet Preaches to the Choir – praying.
NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR:
“You do better when you know better,” said Oprah. Now is the time to Talk.
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