the whens are hazy with the whirling sands of time obscured timeline dates now mark my own history perhaps that just indicates their importance as events
i’ve posted
a
letter
to
death
didn’t bother
with
a
return
address
seemed
rather
pointless
since death
is
omnipresent
actually
the whole
letter
was
pointless
for
the same reason
but
it made me
feel good
to
address death
on
such a personal level
you know
like
when we say
we’re all in this together
or
i don’t see colors
those
ultimate
social platitudes
basted
onto
the carcass
of
human bondage
words
offered
when
folks
are
uncomfortable
or
are
uttered
because
the speaker
is
just plain stupid
about
the history
of
mankind
unable
to
see
that
even though
we
can
feed everyone
and
heal
most
there’s
a reluctance
to
do so
since
there’s
no
profit
in
morality
that’s
why
death
hasn’t bothered
to
write
back
when death comes in large numbers all at once it’s like a sudden down pouring of rain that floods our consciousness shaking us to our very core but child death from hunger is more like a steady dripping in the background that we soon learn to ignore that sound we hear every ten seconds a child’s death a child’s death
i want
to
sincerely
express
my appreciation
for
your honest
statement
of
your deepest trepidations
but
as a mild point
of
perspective
i liked
to
call to your attention
to
this year’s
169 thousand deaths
of
mothers
that occurred
during
childbirth
oh
and
the
2 million hectares
of
forest
that has been lost
to erosion
erosion
produced
by
man’s negligence
of
the planet
oh
and one last thing
to mention
the
23 thousand people
who died
of
hunger
today
but
your serious
concerns
about
the availability
of
live lobsters
in
your local
market
will
of
course
be
given
appropriate
consideration
a child lies dead drive-by shooting not uncommon in this part of town no need for stares no need for prayers it’s just the way it is just the way it is a child lies dead a police shooting not uncommon in this part of town no need for stares no need for prayers it’s just the way it is just the way it is a child lies dead some kind of drug-head not uncommon in this part of town no need for stares no need for prayers it’s just the way it is just the way it is a child lies dead beaten by her pimp not uncommon in this part of town no need for stares no need for prayers it’s just the way it is just the way it is a child lies dead no medical care not uncommon in this nation now no need for stares no need for prayers it’s just the way it is just the way it is