Rumblings

watching
them
build
their
card house
with
so
much
care and
love.
i
admire
their
patience
even
if the cards
are
warped
and
doused with
manipulation.

as

the

liars are plenty

and

the

men don't change

as the women

change constantly.

i stand
transfixed.
hypnotized
by
them.
then
remember
that
they
are
not
deserving
as
they
sneeze
and
blow their cards
away.
and i don't bend down to help.
as
they
weep
tears
of shame.