America the Virtual

ideal america
no ghettoes, no crime
maybe an occasional wheelchair-ridden person
injured in a farming accident
getting help from the local parish
you don't exist

the america the media wants to sell you
everyone knows you
no gangs
selling crack or smack or horse or dope
to your one point five kids at the local high school
you don't exist

utopian america
sleek mass-produced sports cars drive on 
on mountainous roads without gasoline
no one in sight
without a driver, without you

virtual America
you don't exist
just an assemblage of computer generated pixels
floating in cyberspace
no body, no hands, no soul, no identity
disembodied intellect, an alias on the screen

'true' America
approximately fifteen percent of the land is populated,
another ten is arable land
the rest is lush greenery, soft rolling hills
with birds, bears and antelope who are your friends

America of desire
high per capita income
kind neighbors, dog in the backyard
happy dinner at McDonald's, Pizza Hut, or Wendy's
life is good!
what's choleterol?

process to the ideal
free assault weapons
nuclear democracy
end medical research
no judicial system,
drop population levels to sustainable levels