beneath a seam of discontent
abysmal ignorance duly went
in a braggart's corner
a pair of scissors you will see
to cut our hearts out in the media
by 24/7
whether its midnight in Beijing
rush hour in Atlanta or 7 am
in Sydney
inhumanity is such a bitter establishment
the boundaries that once kept us still
so very human
rallying unto and often for each other
are now just jagged edges
we let others get cut up on
while we laugh and say
thats just the way it is
why fight the tide
that only throws more salt
in an already bleeding wound
so the world can take a gasping
breath and say
hmph better them than me..........
(June 20, 2008 733am)