Tuesday, October 11, 2016

1994

ticker tape tin soldier
and bobby blue
come with a gun for you
reinforcing old violence
just as a reminder
so you know who your superiors are

old men in moth-eaten gowns
fighting to be relevant
with moth-eaten frowns
and a wagging finger
old crocodile reminiscent

and the new kids
fighting an old war
their parents once fought for
but abandoned in the name of comfort
a disingenuous compromise

ring a ring o’protest
pockets full of unrest
click-bang. click-bang.
we all fall down

-o0o-

"Peace without Justice is Tyranny."
~William Allen White

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