Poem-A-Day: Day 610

Nothing Serious

nothing more serious
more serious
than walking in on parents
locked in mid-coitus
more serious
than a dumpster filled
with post-prom abortions
more serious
than a sack of puppies
drowning in a frigid river
more serious
than blatant racism
being ignored as tradition
more serious
than suicide
on account of being gay
more serious
than ignoring health
because health isn’t a freedom
more serious
than robbing the youth
of any possible future
more serious
than war crimes
committed by the saviors

nothing more serious
than losing the remote
and not being able to find it
when it’s stuck
between the cushions