The Pepperman Casino's and Chaos
I OPENED A DOOR
AND SAW MASS CONFUSION.
AT FIRST I THOUGHT
IT'S JUST AN ILLUSION.
FOLKS WERE YELLING.
AND WAY OUT OF CONTROL.
WASN'T SURE WHY.
NO POLICE ON PATROL.
PUSHING STARTED
AND THIS LEAD TO A FIGHT.
ALL OVER WHAT?.
AND CONTINUED ALL NIGHT.
FIRES WERE STARTED.
SEVERAL WINDOWS SMASHED.
FIRE DEPARTMENT
WAS A SIGN OF THE PAST.
THE LEFT IS RIGHT.
THE RIGHT FOREVER WRONG.
PEOPLE SHOUTED.
AS IF SINGING A SONG.
HOW COULD THIS BE.
AND WHY WOULD ONE SAY.
THAT'S A QUESTION
I'LL DISCOVER TODAY.
HATE AND ANGER,
FOR WHAT EVER REASON.
COVER SECRETS,
OF THOSE BEHIND TREASON.
I TOOK A MOMENT.
AND I THOUGHT TO MYSELF.
THIS WILL DESTROY,
ONES LIFE AND ONES HEALTH.
I TURNED AROUND
AND DEPARTED THE SCENE.
UNDERSTANDING
THIS ISN'T MY DREAM.
LIFE IS PRECIOUS.
WHERE EVER YOU MAY STAND.
BEING CONTROLLED
YOUR LIFE'S NOT IN YOUR HANDS.
MANIPULATION.
I BELIEVE THAT'S THE WORD.
UNDERSTANDING
WHAT IS SEEN AND NOT HEARD.
CIGARS? CIGARETTES?
SHE SAID WITH A SMILE.
WAGERS AND DEBT
WILL GO ON FOR AWHILE.
07192020
Copyright © Michael E. Harris | Year Posted 2020
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