Tagged: america
afternoon into
afternoon into
evening, vacillating
between whimsical
and triggering – america,
america, america
.
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under the soil, you
under the soil, you
don’t even have to
dig deep
before you hit
something
shimmery –
in the middle of
america’s red,
white, and blue,
a mirage
of expertise
.
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less than a week in,
less than a week in,
and our bodies are already
heavy, no, even
heavier, holding it to-
gether, for this many more days
.
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even in the land of
even in the land of
the free, we collectively
grieve when no one
is stepping up to
lead us,
hide our sons and
daughters from our
neighbors, run directly
into traffic,
masked or unmasked, struck
by the myth of
heroes and villains
.
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perhaps there are more
perhaps there are more
than two americas, maybe
a third, a fifth, a
two hundred and forty
second
america, given a
chance to
change
ever so often
.
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we are new england-
we are new england-
bound, routing through america’s
backyards – river, swamp,
fences, and glimpses of freedom
here and there, an ocean calling
.
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we were at six flags
we were at six flags
that first summer. you tied me to
the flag pole and walked
away. i still feel like that
kid, inextricably bound
.
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we are arriving
we are arriving
at a moment that feels new,
but is no doubt a
repetition of earlier
moments, lost and not yet found
.
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here is our norman
here is our norman
rockwell moment – you, me,
and something missing
.
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to relent to
to relent to
this better
safe than sorry
foreign policy
is to realize
how far
we have strayed
from serving the
many and how
easily greatness
can be redefined
.
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