DESCARTES

I drive past a strip mall
surrounded by the neon lights
of Pizza Hut, Subway, Stripes
and other chains.
A politician has established
his campaign headquarters
among this glitter.
Who is he trying to kid?
Descartes,
the founder of modern philosophy,
said:
"I think; therefore, I am."
He should have said:
"I think; therefore, I will not be."