I Could Write A Poem

I could write a poem,

I could write something autobiographical,

too dull,

I could write something semi autobiographical,

but I can't lie,

I could write about my kids,

but who really cares about other people's kids,

I could write about my wife,

but she already knows how I feel,

I could write about food,

but then even people who had never seen me would know I'm a fat fuck,

I could write about alcohol,

but I'm too hungover,

I could write about how smokers make me sick,

but I do enjoy the odd cigar,

and I can't let people know I'm a massive hypocrite,

I could write about religion,

and it's exploitation of the gullible,

it's extremism,

it's faith healers,

it's money grabbing,

it's paedophiles,

but you can't get through to those people,

I could write about global warming,

but who doesn't,

I could write about how feminism wants privilege not equality,

but then I'd be a chauvinist,

I could write about racial abuse,

but I'm too white to say nigger,

I could write about gender neutrality,

and it's abject refusal to accept fact.

 

So many reasons,

not to write,

I would talk myself out of life,

if I could,

big issues need addressing,

but what right do I have,

what do I know,

too many experts already,

could do without one more.