the 2012ers

you know them
probably had a talk with one or two of them
maybe
just
maybe
you are one of them
be it something you wear on the outside for everybody to
see
or something you hold inside
a deep hope
that everything will soon end
so that your own personal struggle will be over
& mixed with a complete apathetic nature
given your surroundings as a functional
human
this is one scary thing
my friend.

there are those that have conversations with friends, family &
coworkers
in which the end result of the conversation is
“well, it doesn’t really matter---because the world is gonna end in 2012”
& there are people giving money to lobbyists who on their behalf
try to push our congressmen for more war in the middle east
in order to
bring about
“the rapture”
because apparently little ol’ jesus can’t come back on his own.

the 2012’ers want the mayans to be right
the mayans,
whose prophecy never stated that
the end of the world was coming
whose own calendar was just that---
a calendar
and all the new age spiritualists
follow in suit
there is gonna be a GREAT change they say
come a few days before that famous fictional baby’s
b-day.

i wish these individuals put as much energy that they do in wishing for the end,
in preparing for the end,
in hoping and on their knees
praying for the end---
in trying to make the present better.