Everything you need to know
about humans
and human interactions
can be learned
at the carnival
whether you call them
dodgems
or bumper cars.
The person so afraid of being hit
that they circle
the outside of the track
as quickly as possible.
The person who wants to fuck with everyone
hitting absolutely every car they can.
The person who hits you
and then apologises.
The person who spins around the middle,
unable to move forward
or bump into anyone at all.
The person who finds someone to partner with
to chase others
around the track.
That son-of-a-bitch
who gets as much speed
as possible
and
when they hit you
smile the best smile of their life
never as happy
as at the possibility
that they have dislocated something
in your frame.
Not nearly as much can be learned at school
as you see in humans on this track.
Bump,
bump,
bump -
fuck them all!
Lee Sturgis