quilt poem

my quilt tells a story
of the life of a skateboarder
very bright and flashy
with tweety birds
and pink and black polka dots
but it is so much more than that
so much not seen by the average person
they only see the outside of a skateboarder
they instantly think delinquent
as one would look at my quilt and think GAY
a skateboarder is not out to destroy things
he is not out to hurt anyone
he is expressing himself
he is living
he is doing a sport
he is doing what he loves to do
he is having fun
he isn't causing trouble
skating is a relief of stress
skating is a rush
a thrill
a sport
not a criminal act
why do so many people hate on skateboarders
do they wish they could live that lifestyle
do they envy the "fuck you" attitude of a skater
but how would that be so
when that attitude comes from the discrimination against them
what is it that drives a skater to skate
and what is it that blocks people from seeing the deeper meaning in things
I blame global warming