Tagged: unrest
in the history
in the history
of responding to
acts of division,
the go-to responses
were to draw the
curtains or take to
the streets. perhaps
there is a
kaleidoscope of
choices, waiting
for us to rotate,
reflect, come
together, and
conjure them
into place
.
20210318:2128
y
you and little pete
you and little pete
spent half the day curating,
placing, and hanging
two hundred pieces of art, as
fires spread into a sixth night
.
20200602:2207
y
here’s our history –
here’s our history –
a mouthful of antacids, a
belly full of blades
.
20160709:1116
y
we hold these
we hold these
centuries suspect,
make the
connections –
too much
silence,
so much
chatter
.
20151213:1230
y
first thing, saturday
first thing, saturday
morning, you take
the temperature
of our nation without
fail – another
shooting, another
breach, a familiar
unrest, a polished
contempt – i am
in the other room,
hanging on until
brunch, waiting
for a bloody peace
.
20151212:1953
y
the day before the
the day before the
day sits
undigested, yet
to be consumed
whole, a respite
before the unrest
.
20141126:0828
y