Acceptance

thank you thank you wow it’s such an honor to be here tonight on this couch in a waltham basement

i’d just like to take a moment to thank the man who shouted have a nice day angrily it seemed as i passed him on wards island bridge in the rain

and the one who told me he’d throw me in the fucking tracks at the rockefeller center station if i didn’t give him all the money in my wallet dude tried that at rush hour i just apologized and walked away

and the person who proffered a hug to every passerby in occupied zuccotti park i accepted it was a very tight hug i’d like to thank every store

and fast food establishment that has received an application from me since i decided not to go back to new york and never called i’d like to thank my parents

for covering the copay for the therapist who convinced me i wasn’t as fucked up as i thought i was and the watertown target

for finally giving me a job once i’d pissed in a cup