I Will Light You On Fire

i will light you on fire and i can’t just sit here thinking / “my fleet is sinking, / make room at the bottom of the sea” / or, “don’t upset the wealthy, / it’s unhealthy,” / everyone has a price, sometimes i have two / and if i lack point or purpose / on the surface / it’s only ‘cause i was trying to fit in / and some years are uneventful / inconsequential / and some years i don’t show up at all / and i will build a wall to watch it tilting / knock it over, start rebuilding / just to keep from wasting time / salute the march of the newly peaceful / from the mine shaft to the steeple / to the courthouse and back again / why don’t you don’t i join the protest / i’m still asleep, you’re not impressed / and we’d be better off uninvolved / o come on, come on tell me something / sell me something or i’m jumping / and i cannot live that way for long / and you know this requires discussion / or preferably, a concussion / why can’t we talk about something good?