Ask Me Not

If you ever ask me what
I will tell you not
Of how her classmates
Called her slut
Because her clothes
Were "too short"

If you ever ask me how
I will tell you not
About the passersby
Who spit on the
Homeless man while
He sleeps on the pathwalk

If you ever ask me why
I will tell you not
Of the woman
Who was labeled "whore"
After she was raped.

If you ever ask me when
I will tell you not
Of the old man who always
Eats alone in the diner.

If you ever ask me when
I will tell you not
Of the boy who was punched
In the hallway
Because he was
A "teacher's pet"

If you ever ask me why
I wrote this
I will tell you how
I see humans
But no humanity.