Tuesday, June 23, 2020

The Social Contract in the US

I suppose the Social Contract
still operates in the United States—
our house hasn’t been set on fire because of our Black
Lives Matter sign—yet.
Disabled or retired friends still get their social security checks.
The Social Contract—
all people shall have the same rights
survives to an extent in spite of all the hatred
spewed on TV and by the White-House
occupant, and of the inevitable disorganization of the progressive left.
Because I’m a white-
male property-owner, the Social Contract
protects me and people like
me—lucky and fat.
If I were black,
I might be arrested and shot
for jay-walking—my confirmed practice because it’s safer
than walking in front of cars. So far, the Social Contract
works, if you’re not hispanic, native, female, or black.