cost of prosperity…

marble tokens
of
the excluded
sacrificed
for
the
included

 

chains…

 

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hands
pressed against
a cold window frame
staring into the darkness
recalling those
below ancient decks
with manacled hands
and feet
the smell
of rotting flesh
the sound
of rusted chains
reverberating
a legacy of pain
and sorrow
wondering now
about the future
of those bound
to tenements
asking if their chains
are not the same
rusted chains
of despair
that still grasp
and
cut deep
into the skin
of humanity
drawing new blood
that mingles
with the dried blood
of their forefathers
a thought interrupted
by the rattle
of windows
as a train passes
on the edge
of the have
and have
nots

you started it…

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without
so much
as
a
how’s you do
she slapped him
right-up-side-the-head
knocking his
political ass
right off
the chair
and she
said
fool
who
you think
you’re fooling
with
your power brokering
gonna stop
my
pension check
and
you’re sitting there
eating lobster
drinking fine wine
with a cuban cigar
and
i’m
hoping
to hell
to pay
my rent
well
honey
understand
this
this is only
the
first
blow