the sign simply said
don’t open or look inside
clerics said it held
the world’s original sin
horrors not to be explored
inquisitive minds
have always been rebellious
so some looked within
and were shocked by what they found
for inside was a mirror
our eyes are empty bloody bodies before us are invisible if skin color matches earth or profit margins decrease then lives are disposable sorry has no place when balancing a spreadsheet age of the deceased hasn’t an entry column so reserve your heartfelt tears until some social event cash contributions will surely make you feel good and console your soul while sipping your martini a social metaphor for thirty pieces of silver well in any case we’ve all seen people die how soon we forget
50 million dead beheaded by politics crime goes unpunished my sister’s ashes were scattered upon the waves she was a victim victim of incompetence how can we forget the dead and those who failed this nation
demons get their wings every time there’s a murder could be a bomb or just a mass school shooting doesn’t matter as long as they are innocent young souls
ain’t no breaking news
the same crimes are committed
over and over again
and the dead
still ain’t gonna get justice
for how do you give justice
to the dead
when their ashes are blown in the wind
to new crime scenes
while
those with blood on their hands
dine out on plush patios
wanting the wind to die down
for there’s
too much
dust
in the air
the brown bag prophet
was sheltering
from
a winter storm
in
the main library
roosting
in a mound
of
legal books
when i inquired
about
what he was doing
the prophet
said
i’m trying
to
figure out
the difference
between
involuntary manslaughter
and
first degree murder
when
the weapon used
is
words
and
whether or not
the number
of
deaths caused
is
a variable
in that determination
for example
that girl
whose words
led to a suicide
was
convicted
of
manslaughter
typhoid mary
got a 23 year
quarantine
for her
reckless behavior
a sentence
that
caused her death
by the way
so
what should
happen
to
politicians
whose words
result
in the deaths
of
thousands
and
in some cases
millions
even if unintentional
it
would
still be
considered
manslaughter
under the law
since
it was due to
recklessness
but
given the number
of
deaths
does it transform
into
first degree murder
plus
shouldn’t those
those sworn
to
serve
be held
to
a higher standard
uac crossing the border are apprehended by dhs’s cbp cbp and ice detain uac routinely for longer than six months then cbp transfers uac to hhs’s orr orr operates icfs to house the uac and if by now you’re saying omg this all seems like tfh shouldn’t we be irl talking about the almost 7 thousand children separated from their parents at the border then ygtp
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