I heard a song by Queen today
while browsing thru youtube
"I wanna break free"
and I thought
man you are free now
it would break your heart
it is heartbreaking
to see how
the world has changed.
Can't go see a movie now
without some nut trying to shoot you
can't go to school
without some nut trying to shoot you
Can't walk the streets
folks trying to stab you
Catch the train
and they wanna push you off the platform.
Used to laugh at
those gated communities
when I first came to Cali
but now
now I understand
(Is that why I uber or lyft to work so often?)
sometimes to live in the world
you need protection from the world
sometimes we all do.