FASCISM

 

It's like there's some people
for whom swimming in a lake
on a sunny day
isn't enough
seeing a fiddler crab
slide into a tidal pool
isn't enough
hearing a blues band
at the corner bar
ascend into a spiraling
bliss state
of release
isn't enough
the perfect burrito
where you drizzle hot sauce
onto each bite
isn't enough
the perfect falafel sandwich
isn't enough
butterflies in the meadow
someone says I love you
accordion at the farmers market
salsa dance lessons
are not enough
so they go on looking
for something
The Great Thing
that isn't there
that never arrives
and leaves ashes
where it
was
sought