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parse of speech

lbelans 2/2019 - 1/3/2020

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passive voice

relinquishes the speaker

from owning its share of blame

to determine in whose name

the thing occurs

 

flaccid nouns

hide among the many

seeking shelter in the masses

while covering their asses

with their words

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       the pronoun balks

           careens off

              escapes 

through         gaping             holes

in language

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the buck was passed

votes were cast

politicians were bought

guns were shot

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Children are slaughtered

Our sons our daughters

Drenched in grief

Recurring motif

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                      Reset

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Make language our hammer

Reframe the grammar

We won't remain silent

Pronouns defiant

 

republicans lie

it’s you we defy

for your cold bloodied hand

you smear on our land.

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We take a stand

                                  

                    And

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You vile hypocrite

You are unfit

We recommit

To your party's obit

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                    And

 

We call bullshit

We call bullshit

We call bullshit.

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