Ode To Smiley Faces
The People stopped smiling,
so they made up plastic buttons
with eyes and a smile.
The people applauded
and went shopping.
The People stopped smiling
while their armies
burned and raped
villages of children as
the yellow smile smiled
all the while
making someone rich.
The People stopped smiling
marching through semantics
stench as
the garbage sweep swept
charred remains of protest
and the piece of a
smile.
Copyright © Sue Mason | Year Posted 2007
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