I Don’t Believe in That

Aristide Nambulil

“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

Let there be no mistake about it
water flows uphill
I can run a five minute mile
work will set you free
I did not have sex with that woman
pigs can fly
these pills will cure you
I had a happy childhood
the earth is flat
I could have been a big star
America is a democracy
triangles have four sides
we are a caring, ethical nation
her breasts are real
celebrities are interesting
our educational system works
junk food is good for you
I’m not overweight
the government will protect us
I graduated at the top of my class
television is educational
popular culture reflects our values
you can survive a nuclear exchange
writing programs teach creativity
I was a virgin until I married
corporations protect the environment
one can never have too much money
I never inhaled
religions serve God
other people ruined my life
justice will be done
the Internal Revenue Service is constitutional
cat shit tastes just like ice cream
the sky is yellow
the people elected him
a baseball is worth a million dollars
we’re winning the war on terrorism
I know what I’m talking about
we’re winning the war on drugs
we advance human rights
I have a fourteen inch long penis
war is necessary to preserve the peace
it’s not about oil
our leaders know what has to be done
I’m the best poet in America