self-inflicted injuries

it seems around here
a lot that we hear
becomes a parade...
and here are the rules.

catch the fresh-tossed
mind candy and rhetoric 

imported tax-free from Idaho.
gorge on it til you bust!

look! there's another
seduction of self-rightness
on the next street corner,
bait for a fresh customer.

for all this growling, whining,
and deathly howling.
join us, join us - the first
bite is absolutely free.