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Headstall's Reflections - 18. Chapter 18 Why?
Headstall’s Reflections
Chapter 18
In a coffee shop
Two men buying universal java
Just a fucking coffee
I catch your eye and see your disdain
A man’s hand on my arm revolts you
Why?
Walmart—he grabs my hand
We are happy—he laughs and bumps my shoulder
Hauls me down an aisle to look at sheets
Your sneering judgement shows
And you move away with a snort of derision
Why?
He kisses my hand over dinner
In our usual secluded corner
My hand for God’s sake
Yet you and your wife get up and leave,
Wearing disgust as twin mantles
Why?
Keep that shit to yourselves
Is the unspoken message, time and again
Resilient, we find refuge with our friends
Remove ourselves from intolerant eyes
Subtle or otherwise
Here, there is no why—we are safe
In this place you don’t have to look at us
And be offended by our love
We are with family—we should be safe
Yet you follow us, and hunt us down for sport
Like animals
Why?
What is our great sin?
Why is hatred preached over love?
Why can’t we all think for ourselves?
Why is any love wrong?
Why could you not see your own twisted evil?
Why?
Rest assured on your way to hell
There is no promised land for you
No ten-fold reward for vindictive slaughter
You proved pitiful, and you were duped
Foolish pawn
We—are never, ever, ever—going away
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