debunking a half-mast mythology

debunking a half-mast mythology 

 

 

 

blither-blather

the deep throat of Dan Rather

sounds of silent heartbreak,

dramatically posed,

inflection wells voiced

 

at the bottom,

hearts lie

next to bodies underground

the rapid fire,

the dead don't count the bullets

the dead don't read their textbooks

the dead don't show up for the next class

the dead graduate,

 

but only to the next life

where maybe they make sense

of the senseless

 

and convey that knowledge to those left standing

in line to pay their student fees

on in the next building, in the next town, in the next headline

 

if only we could learn

maybe life would make the next grade

and death wouldn't pass

so easily, and

with such dark flying colors.

 

 

 

erin-cilberto

10/10/15

Reviews

[ANTO]

Powerful writing Jacob. Timely and powerful.
Death never seems to get an 'F' these days

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind review, ANTO.

j.