mass murder

by

un findings…

digital decoupage cwmartin 2012

it is
quite
understandable
that
they
failed
in their mission
they
were taught
to kill
not
clean up
after
themselves

by

thoughts before slumber…

a child
no longer
wants to go home
too much death
listen
the need
is still there
do not close
your eyes
a village
without a sound
burnt to the ground
but listen
a woman screams
the need
is still there
do not close
your eyes
a homeless man
bludgeoned
for sport
like a video game
listen
the need
is still there
do not close
your eyes
a young child
sold and bred
for the pleasure
of others
do not run
from these sounds
but listen
the need
is still there
do not close
your eyes
you lock
the metal doors
to your soul
and chain
your fears
at night
so you may
rest in peace
but i tell you
the poor and destitute
are outside
listen
the need
is still here
do not close
your eyes

by

for a fee…

that tarnished
halo of yours
can be repaired
whether you’re
a recovering alcoholic
a mass murder
or a politician
it really doesn’t matter
our ad agency
and attorneys
can do the job
we of course start
with you
finding god
one appropirate
to the country of origin
setup some
commerical prayers
where the public
can inadvertently
see you
and
with the right
lighting
we recreate
your halo
add a divine
voice
or two
and
you’re
an instant
saint
of
course
for
a
fee

by

just a gypsy…

as she passed by in her traditional gypsy skirt
embroidered with sequins and coins
one man created an illusion of intimacy in his mind
while another said
beautiful yes…but she’s a 
  gypsy 
     exiled
     punishment
     harboring 
     jesus
     myth
   nazis
     systematic
     genocide
     concentration camp
     forced labor
     imprisonment
     extermination
     killed on sight
     einsatzgruppen 
     history’s largest
     mass murder
  after war
      assimilation schemes
      restrictions
      cultural freedom
      language
      and
      music
      banned
      labeled
      socially degraded stratum
      women sterilized
      state policy
had they but know her history
or that her love for country was as unconditional
as her beauty
they might have rethought their words
if not
then they are no more than fools
for seeing just a gypsy

Poem inspired by comments from http://jadepaloma.wordpress.com/