I Don’t Believe in That

Amy Lyons

“Excuse me, I am not convinced, and I cannot go to the public
and say, ‘Well, let’s go to war because there are reasons,’
and so on, and I don’t believe in that.”

— Joschka Fischer, Foreign Minister of Germany

Convince me
Make me believe

Don’t tell me that you love me
Tell me that I am the best you can do

Don’t tell me that my car needs oil
Tell me that you think girls should not be allowed to drive

Don’t tell me that the doctor is concerned about my health
Tell me that the world hates fat people more than awful people

Don’t tell me that I should smile
Tell me that I should scream at the top of my lungs

Don’t tell me that all things pass
Tell me that some things dig a deeper and deeper hole

Don’t tell me that a B- is a good grade
Tell me that I’m just not an A kinda kid

Don’t tell me that next time will be better
Tell me that this time sucked hard

Tell me,
Tell me,
Something I don’t want to know.