August, 2014

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Wednesday, August 20th, 2014

There are times
when the times
are like the times
before our times

you know those lines.

We hear cries
of despair
of hysteria
in the streets

Comeuppance
and
come what
Mayance

weaponry renders
armies
invincible

galloping
like Alexander
and his greats

the police
scared to death
too many guns
no one on their side

the dead
the dead by police dead

scared to death
too many guns
no one on their sides

When did it get
easy
to cut heads
off
make a video
post it
in the 21st century

when did we
turn into a police state?

Armored tanks
driving down a
main street
in a suburb
of
________________.