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parse of speech

lbelans 2/2019 (revisited)

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passive voice

relinquishes the speaker

from owning its share of blame

to determine in whose name

the crime occurs.

 

flaccid nouns

hide among the many

seeking shelter in the masses

while covering their asses

saboteurs.

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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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                   while

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Children are slaughtered

Our sons our daughters

Recurring motif.

Drenched in grief.

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                      Reset

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Make language our hammer

Reframe the grammar

We won't remain silent

Pronouns defiant.

 

It’s you We defy

with your marketed lie

your cold bloodied hand

you smear on our land.

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you vile hypocrite

So vastly unfit

We recommit

To your party’s obit.

 

On the eve of your trial

Cowardly, vile

you won’t take the stand

 

                     But We do.

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