he only likes obama
because he's black -
i have reasons
for my beliefs -
evidence
to back them up,
says my coworker.

he's
tea-kettle
because one of our
black coworkers
is for obama
but doesn't know
shit about him
or the issues.

kind of like
your views on
homosexual marriage -
they're based on
evidence
from the bible
right?
i ask
setting him up for
intellectual edification
because the clock says
2:34am
and some people are born for
mercy killings.

yes yes
scripture
god's word,
he says
head snapping
crisp at the neck
in confirmation.

you do realize
many people
myself included
consider the bible
thin fiction -
a c-list
mind-fuck
for lemmings,
i say
chewing my pen
to keep from
laughing.

poor guy's hands
are trembling.

i feel kinda bad

i think his dad died
of a heart attack.

but i could be wrong
perhaps logic
and the quantifiable
are overrated mirages,
i say
taking my foot
off the gas
and changing the subject
to the upcoming
college football game
between iowa
and iowa state.