the south is on fire
not in that charming
general sherman sort of way
the north is unemployed
so they elected a german
grand wizard of real estate
to be our next failure
son of a scottish housekeeper
who makes jokes about émigré
the west is busy crushing red Indians
our national past time has always been
genocide and polluting waterways
take heart, americans
there were only mass stabbings yesterday
and i’m fairly sure
lady liberty just miscarried
baby new year
blood is running down ellis island
into muddied waters of the bay
melt down the scales of justice
brass knuckles
will have their say
Tag: Injustice
oh hell tonight
i am truly my father’s daughter
as much as you’ve hurt me
and still seeking your approval
despite your love requiring sedatives
and prayer chains
i’ll say this once
so you better fucking listen
i know what villainy you’re capable of
and what transgressions you are not
you’ve been strung up wrongly
for once
this is a pyre you don’t deserve
lord how can it be
my heart is
defending you again
somewhere mick jagger is humming bitch
and i’m buying a forgiving round
for your hanging committee
seer sucker
he should have been
a seer sucking lawyer
instead of a poet
all his writings
are masterfully created indictments
a kentucky suicide
twenty-nine year old
mother of three
stair step children
all under the age of seven
laboring under the weight
of her fifth month of pregnancy
with the fourth baby
came home from work one night
and shot herself twice
once in the head
and
once in the heart
yet it matters not
the numbers don’t add up
or that her commonly unlawful boyfriend
was never charged with the crime
because ’round these parts
they call that sort of death
a kentucky suicide