(Un)Conditional

don't talk about it
don't even utter the word
you have your conditions
just like everyone else

it's green
and it's where
your tangible "joy"
comes from

don't talk about
the meaninglessness
of our capitalist
past

don't utter the
nouns and verbs
that elude to
your "Un" conditions
and how you love
the kids
unconditionally

you never will
and neither will i

but let's,
instead,
say the real words

we have conditions
we don't want our
shit messed with
and when it is
we declare war
and we kill
with words
and misdeeds
and by lighting on fire
all of the bridges
we have built on the
faulty engineering
of words

there is no such thing
as a passivist
but only moments in time
when the gun stays
in the holster

because
when it comes down to it
it's either "kill"
or "be killed"
even if only
with words
and smiles
and handshakes
and "nice"
and balanced,
logical,
well-adjusted
analyses
of people
we don't even
know

i'm not saying
you're a liar
i'm just merely asking
that we admit that
the guns are there
and that we are always
ready and willing
to use them