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rbnyc's Journal
rbnyc's Journal
September 12, 2013
Written before official count.
Smokescreen
When I saw the smoke rise
Across the river,
I saw a smokescreen rise.
Use it to cover the desperate agenda
Of a hand that is closed on a time that is gone.
6000 people killed twice,
Once on that Tuesday and once as we write
Their names on the bombs that we drop on Kabul.
When I saw the ash fall and smelled what I can't say,
I saw a Trojan Horse made.
Stuff it with clutching and fear-informed measures
Of a dying self-righteous, leftover regime.
6000 people killed twice,
Once on that day and once as we use them
As a reason to hold 800 without bond.
When I saw Mark Roger Wells, hung up with duct tape
On the side of a pay phone
And I knew that he was loved...
When I heard the choked voice of loss turned to sound byte
And I lost the heart to write...
When "United we stand" is a pizza box slogan
And I wake up ten times a night...
There are 6000 people killed twice,
Once on that Tuesday and once if we fear
To say, "This isn't justice and this isn't right."
Smokescreen
Written before official count.
Smokescreen
When I saw the smoke rise
Across the river,
I saw a smokescreen rise.
Use it to cover the desperate agenda
Of a hand that is closed on a time that is gone.
6000 people killed twice,
Once on that Tuesday and once as we write
Their names on the bombs that we drop on Kabul.
When I saw the ash fall and smelled what I can't say,
I saw a Trojan Horse made.
Stuff it with clutching and fear-informed measures
Of a dying self-righteous, leftover regime.
6000 people killed twice,
Once on that day and once as we use them
As a reason to hold 800 without bond.
When I saw Mark Roger Wells, hung up with duct tape
On the side of a pay phone
And I knew that he was loved...
When I heard the choked voice of loss turned to sound byte
And I lost the heart to write...
When "United we stand" is a pizza box slogan
And I wake up ten times a night...
There are 6000 people killed twice,
Once on that Tuesday and once if we fear
To say, "This isn't justice and this isn't right."
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