"Each of us can dream up a utopia..."

Each of us can dream up a utopia,

Build a wall on the border, seek closure…

But the best way to deal with a phobia

Is through personal contact, exposure.

There are assholes among us - cowardly

Catholic, Jewish and Muslim assholes…

And not all are extremists outwardly,

Some will pose as our priests and pastors.

When you catalog men and paint them

With a broad brush for better visuals,

The results are just poor entertainment -

See the assholes as individuals.

Whether white, black, Latino or Asian,-

Slums and palaces, shanties and castles,

Different continents and generations -

All produce individual assholes.

Cops and robbers, cowboys and Indians,

Left wing, right wing, conservative, liberal,

Assholes come with a range of opinions

And convictions, but always immiscible.

Some are straight; some are gay or lesbian,

Some are acting like assholes for fun,

Take a look at the passing pedestrians –

Any one of them could be the one.

So we group them, - it’s rather habitual, -

And evade them, avoiding the hassle,

But if assholes could see individuals, -

There’d be less individual assholes.