caught not so off guard

 
 
 
 
when i am out doing
whatever:
 
shopping,  
 
dinning,  
 
or drinking  
coffee,
 
i try to keep to  
myself and pay
little attention  
to those around
me,
 
however,
 
every now and
then something  
is said or done
that demands  
my attention.
 
today, there was
a mom with two
children, one  
squiggly, moving  
around in her chair.
 
the mom said
sharply,
 
"OH WILL YOU
STOP PLAYING
 AROUND!"
 
...stop playing  
around?
 
...to a child?
 
she might as well
told the child
to stop her heart
from beating
or
flowers not to
blossom  
 
mankind,
if ignorance was
gold,
thy name would
be Midas.