I could forgive all you were
if it’d change who you are,
but I know it won’t,
so I can’t,
because intolerance is intolerable.

In a different world,
unmarred by your hateful convictions,
we might get along –
because we aren’t all that different,
actually,
once you take away the bigotry.

But you won’t take it away.
No, in fact,
you add more every day
and still wonder why
I have no interest in a guy
who thinks Nazis are okay.

If ever you retire
from your mental gymnastics,
I can help you find your way.
Until then, I don’t care to hear
anything you say.