the box…

the box

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

you see some people die…

you see some people die

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

 

 

 

human sacrifice…

human sacrifice...

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

 

 

 

with some political aid…

with some political aid

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

 

 

 

breaking news…

breaking news...

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

criminal cases…

criminal cases

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

from one acronym to another…

from one acronym to another

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

 

 

school board agenda…

temecula school board agenda

critical race theory
critical theory
of
race
critical
of
race theory
theory
critical
of
race
critical to
erase
theory
critical
to
erase
race