"Everyone thinks of changing the world,but no one thinks of changing himself."
--Leo Tolstoy
TEND YOUR KIDS, NOT A GARDEN
by matt burns
The red-headed boy runs at the family of geese
And the other boy rides his bike at them
The geese run off into the woods
Scared
The red-headed boy throws a rock at them as they flee
I don't know if it hits any of them
They're hidden by the trees now
I'm walking my dog
Too far away to discipline these boys
Shouting like I want to will only scare my own dog
The costs outweigh any benefits
I'm muzzled
I turn the corner
I see the oblivious mother of the boys tending a garden
Some sort of 'green' project in front of the elementary school
I want to slap her in the face
Wake her up
Tend your own kids
Before you tend a fucking green garden
