ON BEING UPROOTED

“Bloom where you are planted”.
Well, what if you feel stranded?
What if you’re in Kansas -
Worse than another planet?

What if some “sweet” lady
Gives you her “sweet” smile?
And says “just make the best of it”
And you start getting riled?

Tell her to take her platitudes
And shove them up her ass.
You’ll show her how you’ve“Got your health”
you’ll show her “Greener grass!”

Janet Brice, March, 1987