poem: Jared Singer

Reasons to Leave This City, And an Attempt to be Someone I’m Proud Of

A man on the subway selling bootleg dvds says
I am worse than the devil.
At least he has the decency to show his horns
I should be forced to wear my yarmulke.

I am worse than the devil
treat myself human like its an inborn right.
I should be forced to wear my yarmulke.
The two boys sitting next to me argue who is more of a man.

Treat myself human like its an inborn right,
twice today I have been called kike, only once did I respond.
The two boys sitting next to me argue who is more of a man
the one who fucked an anonymous girl or the thief with three iphones

Twice today I have been called kike, only once did I respond.
My people taught me that to be a man requires forgiveness but to be a boy,
the one who fucked an anonymous girl or the thief with three iphones,
both wear their shoe leather pride like they have never been bent to another’s hand.

My people taught me that to be a man requires forgiveness but to be a boy,
refuse to acknowledge what they hate is their own sin on another’s face,
both wear their shoe leather pride like they have never been bent to another’s hand,
we all hate more than we should.

Refuse to acknowledge what they hate is their own sin on another’s face,
I forgive you, I do it too,
We all hate more than we should.
I used to despise a wonderful woman for not wanting to hold me.

I forgive you, I do it too
At least he has the decency to show his horns.
I used to despise a wonderful woman for not wanting to hold me
A man on the subway selling bootleg dvd’s says.

JARED SINGER is a poet and audio engineer who lives in New York City. While he may have physically grown up with his peers, he has never forgotten the imagination, magic, and nerdiness that were corner stones of his childhood. He hopes to remind others of these more creative times. He has been published by The Legendary and has also appeared on the Indiefeed Peformance Poetry Podcast.