I have grown impatient
With people who are not revolutionaries
Those that adhere to the status quo
And see no need to change the world

I have grown weary of those
Who do not classify themselves as dreamers
But rather define themselves as realists
And unable to solve the world’s inequalities

I will not surround myself with the pragmatists
But rather I must adhere to those who are blazing optimists
Ready to shake up the universe

MARY FLATLEY has been writing poetry since 1997 when she was a student at SUNY Purchase. From 2003-2008 she was the Administrative Assistant at the Walt Whitman Birthplace. She is a former Marine Corps Reservist.  Her work has appeared in several local anthologies