You didn’t understand
they were talking about you
when they spoke of
mental illness
drugs
psychosis
treatment
hope.
But the lies you live
cover your ears
and deafen you.
You are so
accustomed to ignoring
truth and danger,
you do not see it
before your eyes.
The presenters sing
and tell their stories.
Your fingers are in your ears,
“La la la la la
I can’t hear you”
as you stomp with
vacuous determination
toward
the pit.
