amerika is a
falling star
& we have become
a nation of the
self-possessed.
we have done &
we are doing &
approving massive harm
in this world.
we ‘re no longer
up to choosing
between liberty &
death.
too narcissistic
to concern ourselves
with any body
else.
is it really
so important
to buy a new pair
of shoes?
or an ipod?
we live in an
isolation ward of
denial & our economy
has normalized
angst.
33 humans murdered
in Virginia.
a national tragedy, yes.
the response is
obsessive voyeurism.
on the same day,
171 or more humans
were massacred in
Baghdad––
a lost detail in bloodless
print,
or a cloud of chaos
floating across a
high def screen.
are we not responsible
for this?
did we not borrow
the money & squander
the good will to pay
for this unholy
occupation?
did we not elect &
do we not sustain
our president &
chief representative of
ourselves
who lied and manipulated
to launch a vast &
unnecessary war?
of course, we find him
unaccountable, because
honesty is no longer
even a figment of an
amerikan dream.
our friendly fire
annihilated a wedding
party & a village in
afghanistan & none
of us blinked.
it is long past time
for America to fall on
her knees & pray to
God, to the world,
to the living & the
dead
for peace for all
& for forgiveness.
how can we pay
for what we have
done?
what can we do
to make the world
whole?
if we can’t love humanity,
nothing makes
sense.