Oklahoma City, April 19th, 1995

One dark, debase moment of human deceit,
Explodes bloody carnage down into the street.
Wallets and windows fly, smoking and smashed.
Marrow and metal land, mangled and mashed.
Fragments in coffins, sealed soft in this earth.
Prayers pronounce endings too soon after birth.
Witness the mothers, who shriek names and weep,
Then credit the Devil. His hands need no sleep.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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May 29, 2009 at 12:40 PM
You have a great way with words Gerard, great poem>James
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May 29, 2009 at 11:27 AM
Nice work Gerard, I live in Oklahoma and have several poems you might like. If you ever have a chance browse through and see what you think...Raul
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