Slumper

He must be dead.
I see nothing from my world.
He must be dead.
I see no money in his pockets.
He must be dead.

I am calling the police.
This is why I pay taxes.
This is why I watch television.

I am calling the police.
This is why I lock my doors.
This is why honk at stoplights.

I am calling the police.
My blinds can never be lifted.
I have no desire to think.
Coloring is only for children.

I am calling the police.
He is without fate.
Living is a given, not a privilege.
I walk behind the mind of another.

Call the police and all will be saved.
Goiters gone and a hairless sink.
Taxes paid and whiter sheets.
No more blood in my stool.

I am calling the police.
A jeer for a cheer; hooray to all.
Time to dine on the lamb of God--
for genitals do not exist.

I am calling the police.
Satisfied and content..


Slumper
Daniel James 2008