Defending Myself

I walked down the street and the passer-by called me "Kike."
I did not answer nor defend myself for I know the true me who I am.


I walked down the street and the passer-by called me "Fagot."
I did not answer nor defend myself for I know the true me who I am.


I walked down the street and the passer-by called me "Honkey."
I did not answer nor defend myself for I know the true me who I am.


I walked down the street and the passer-b called me "Christ Killer."
I did not answer nor defend myself for I know the true me who I am.


I walked down the street and the passer-by called me "Nigger Lover."
I did not answer nor defend myself for I know the true me who I am.


I walked down the street and the passer-by called me "Ugly American."
I did not answer nor defend myself for I know the true me who I am.

When Gregory calls me through the actions of his Alzheimer's.
I wish I could do the same for him.