i(read,believe)

[piano_man09]

i read whitman
then i love america
and i believe
the steel-you+me-ness

i read paz
then i feel purpose
and i believe
the infinity of nature

i read cummings
then i am confused
and i believe
he was on crack

i read neruda
then i ponder socialism
and i believe
i am not as cynical

i read calvin
then i think of piety
and i believe
mankind is wholly ruined

i read your lj
then i learn nothing
and i believe
you learn nothing
from mine