PoetrySeptember 19, 2007 2:05 pm
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concrete never rests on haunches(stop)
slow moving emergency vehicles in traffic(stop)
(suicide sirens shriek in the distance
at the top of red cherry lungs)(stop)
violence reacts with violence
peace is an idea in paper
tearing it down. down. down.
this city by the river was once
a nation's political capital
now a nation's killing capital
while culture perpetuates its ignorance
we own murder(stop)
the killing of the innocent is
always a tragedy that every one reads to
discuss in break rooms and living quarters
it is not something that they can
do anything about but talk because it's
an accident in a circular pattern
of human violence and makes for a good
news story that becomes exploited
for a greater cause within the city limits
terrorism is localized on city streets
the populace only fears each other
international threats are abstractions
read about in head lines; a sense of
apathy washes over them like fountain spray
concrete never rests on haunches(stop)
slow moving emergency vehicles in traffic(stop)
(suicide sirens shriek in the distance
at the top of red cherry lungs)(stop)
words should react with action
violence is a city's reality
tearing it down. down. down.
this city by the river can be beautiful
when the sun sets by the bridge
while ignorance is chosen so that
an overwhelming sadness does not prevail
we own murder(STOP)
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