Today, We Are---

Today we are… by Odin Roark The weapons of indifference Unconsciously remote controlling Weapons of terror We are the children With raised arms above our heads We are the miscreants whose weapons Remain pointed at the children of Raised arms above their heads As boots on the ground And drones on high take aim We are the TV watchers with lowered gaze Unable to fathom the depraved whose Weapons hold steady on the children Whose arms are weakening from holding High their innocent arms that Tremble with frozen moments of terror’s end The silence that will soon be shattered By the villain whose finger also tires Of holding destiny by a trigger pull And all the while… We watch the tube As cameramen capture the waiting sadness To provide more watching as We decide Popcorn buttered Or A stiff pull On the flask of artificial patience Oh the challenge… CNN or twitter feed Fox exploitation or BBC’s stiff upper lip After all We are safe Right? For now We can party later tonight And tomorrow We’ll so easily become…