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by t. l. cummings on October 18, 2017

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In the blink of a camera’s eye

Stop-action framed murders

Mother and child

 

Hung from bridge

Like meat in a cold locker

Arms at sides like moths

 

Pressed between slides

Microscoped to validate

Ritual rule – the mob

 

Pinned in a camera’s lens

Crazed, glazed opinions

Suspended stars and stripes

 

From a bridge too far

Necks of reason and tolerance

Snapped on the end of hope

 

— t. l. cummings

Image from Pinterest

From: Non-Rhyming Poetry
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4 Comments Post a comment
  1. Casey Elizabeth Dennis #

    Favorite!

    Liked by 1 person

    October 18, 2017
    Reply
  2. vivachange77 #

    Haunting poetry for a gruesome spectacle.

    Liked by 1 person

    October 19, 2017
    Reply
  3. t. l. cummings #

    Thank you.

    Like

    October 19, 2017
    Reply

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