communism and others

manifesto
despite years of formal education
conversations into the small hours
research beyond my means
a critically aware mind
and an astute sense of proportion

communism remains beyond my reach
it appears to have something to do with cheap housing.

dvd
to be from a different city
you just have to smoke and talk a lot
like they do in those foreign films.

barrier to learning
as i spoke the words
it became clear that
my error was in both

translation and diction
because you started to cry
and i only wanted soup.

confessional
the difficulty with a widow
is the opening up

sorry, i meant window.

soothsayer
we have reached an impasse
moving into the new century
because most things have
been predicted but
nothing will happen.