parse of speech
lbelans 2/2019 - 1/3/2020
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
the pronoun balks
careens off
escapes
through gaping holes
in language
the buck was passed
votes were cast
politicians were bought
guns were shot
Children are slaughtered
Our sons our daughters
Drenched in grief
Recurring motif
Reset
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.
We take a stand
And
You vile hypocrite
You are unfit
We recommit
To your party's obit
And
We call bullshit
We call bullshit
We call bullshit.