Curb in tunnel 94/394
In the tunnel on 94 just south of 394, there are curbs
before the walls. What are you protecting, WHO are you protecting. Is it for
me, or for the walls? I’ve never seen anyone fixing you, but you look
immaculate. I can’t tell, but I think you may be worthless.
Tow trucks
Your job is to steal my property, tell me that you stole it,
and then sell it back to me. I don’t know how this is legal. Your existence is
mostly that of pain and hatred. Does pulling a car from a ditch repent for your
sins? Maybe you’re worthless too.
My reproductive self
My gender is like a lazy farmer. We just plant the seeds,
then sit and watch. We do not water the garden, pull the weeds, or even own the
land. We just wait and let someone else do it.
I’m not worthless, but I wish I could do more.
Racism
Even raised in a forward thinking, liberal home, I still
find myself making assumptions about others based on what they look like, and
it pisses me off. Maybe I’m mad because I don’t know who to blame, or because
it makes me feel like an ass. Either way, I have to keep challenging my
inherent beliefs, because they aren’t fair. Racism is worthless.
Ageism
Regardless of someone’s physical age, they all have
something they know, something that hurts, a favorite pair of pants, a
preferred shower temperature, a line of a song that gives them the chills.
Whether someone looks 81 or 18 they matter. I want to stop judging others based
on the depth of their wrinkles. Ageism is worthless.
Voting yes*
Amendments should be passed to give rights, not to strip
them. Gay marriage is already illegal in our state, but people feel the need to
stop the conversation. and it’s not just about getting different tax rates, or
some on-paper way to be with someone… it’s about getting MARRIED; that final
step of a relationship that is the first step of a life together. My best
friend is the smartest and most talented person I know. He happens to be gay. I
can’t imagine looking him in the eye and telling him, “I do not believe that
you should be able to get married.” Not just because of how hurtful it would be
to say that I don’t think he deserves a basic human right, but because I think he
will be an amazing husband for someone someday. These civil rights will be
granted. Maybe not tomorrow, or next year, but soon.
Voting yes on the marriage amendment is more than worthless,
it is hateful.
*This is about the proposed amendment in Minnesota to define marriage as "between one man and one woman." I am happy to report that the amendment did not pass.
*This is about the proposed amendment in Minnesota to define marriage as "between one man and one woman." I am happy to report that the amendment did not pass.
