Seat Taken

by Jason John Bartholomew

July 21, 2017

if you don’t believe in the ideal of Fair…
please. don’t sit here.

if you’re concerned with fairness only when feeling slighted…
please. don’t sit here.

what the hell? while we are here…

but if you think you deserve the same rewards as someone twice as smart, working three times as hard,
if equally dividing up the spoils is your definition of fair…
please, no! don’t sit here.

I do. I listen. I want to hear if you defend the rights and fair treatment of your enemies, granting them measured equally and distributed the same as to your buddies. if not, then…
please. don’t sit here.

do you practice as good as you preach? or at least as good as you can?
still understand…everybody’s got a blind spot; we’re all gonna mess it up
if the bar is set high enough. keep reaching!

how do you demand? the white glove treatment of altruisms you never even try to manifest?
how do you live with yourself?
doesn’t your double-standard, fun house mirror whisper the truth while you’re falling asleep? no, please….
please don’t…

please don’t sleep here.

(sigh)

but just to be fair…

do you have some place to go?

No.

I see.

alright.

I guess you can sleep here.

jason john bartholomew

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