When the president comes to you
and tells you that my opinions are correct,
will that change anything?
What about the Pope
or your late great grandmother?
Is there anyone I can introduce into this argument
to convince you that maybe
– just MAYBE –
I might possibly know
what I’m talking about?

Could I bribe you
or get you high enough
so that you’ll just let me win this one
just this once?

What can I do
to get you
to see my side of the story
which is as far from the left side
as can be?

How can I make you see
the correct position
in this discussion
that the only pizza worth calling itself that
is at Sal’s & Carmine’s
not at Carmine’s & Sal’s?

What way can I get you to say
that you say you see the light?