POETRY

The Fault/Default

If we break it down to its core
do you not think we would remove
this silly dangling bit? —
not present in half maybe more
of the given set —
to find the least common
multiple, we must
strip away — with humility —
the invaluable,
what is only available,
shared traits to define
our shared humanity.

Instead of some shared catalyst
you assume the participle,
dangling though it is,
and place it on all,
but those explicitly named
as lacking.
Adding this unshared bit
with your otherwise untested
imagination, and are shocked
when confronted with errors
to the delinquent funds
you counted on.

It’s Not My Fault