It’s only an absence,
A void
isn’t that how they used to define it?
And there’s no crime
in passing through space
is there?
Unless they do it,
But that’s – different.
They’re
Different.
It’s common sense.
Good old-fashioned common sense.
See?
We’re all white here.
Who? Don’t know who you’re talking about.
It doesn’t happen if it isn’t reported.
It’s illegal to report it.
She’s a liar.
So is he.
They’re all liars.
Probably.
Contempt? Oh yes.
Think about it, but not too
hard.
They were asking for it.
I mean, what did they expect?
Coming here.
Can we call it a resort?
It’s certainly our last one.
All care, no responsibility? No, that’s
stretching things too far.
All responsibility, no care.
Accurate, but not helpful.
There aren’t two sides here,
not if we shut them up.
Do-gooders. Namby-
pamby liberals.
Archaic, trite; but it still works.
Who wants to do good?
We can’t,
not if we let anoth- a
trickle
of people in
think of the economy
Abuse?
No, it’s hard to get good help
is all
Those islands are real shithole- I mean
it’s out of our
jurisdiction, right? (Worked for Gitmo.)
Who’s to say what
constitutes a crime
there?
Refuge? Good one.
Control the dialogue.
Can’t do that? Make it a monologue
a soliloquy – a silent one –
Say as little as possible
for as long as possible
until they all
give up
and go
– Oh.