by Andrew Hilbert
all week i fretted over my taxes
and turned on the news to see an angry mob
dressed like the original tea partiers
and holding signs saying "big brotha"
"obama's a fascist"
"obama's a communist"
i even saw pictures of kids with signs
saying that they pay taxes
and work
and have kids to feed
???
shit must have really hit the fan economically
if these poor little kids were paying their taxes
instead of feeding their stuffed animals at imaginary tea parties
i had to turn off my tv
but i couldn't escape it.
it seemed like disliking taxes
was just a way to disguise hate.
when we were under the Bushman
we were called unpatriotic
but i do not recall anyone on my team
advocating secession.
i had to plan a route out of my house on tax day.
i didn't want to see my ultra-conservative neighbor.
i didn't want to explain away the reason why i was
committing the ultimate act of treason:
doing my fuckin' taxes.
Andrew Hilbert has a degree in History at Cal State Long Beach and lives in Orange County, California.
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