MINIMALS
forthtelling
directionse
magnifying
or truncating
the strong
or radial
a gathering
sense
of
humour
contemporaneous
melding
visuality
into
a
conceptual
focus
breathed
trembled
in
shivers
of
words
NOTE:THIS IS AN OPEN(organic) FORM VERSE using spaces&breaks without grammatical symbols ,the ' open' relies upon 'the one breath limitation' & so inherently requires the 'reader' (reciter) to input and responds thus making this enigmatic form a two way interplay & interpretatIon unique to the moment& changing according to mood is inherently variable.
Copyright © Brian Strand
Another bloody weekend in Chicago
104 shot, 14 fatally
You know all about George Floyd
But those 118 tragedies? -- null & void
Every one shot a person of color
Every shooter a nonwhite
Where was Jesse Jackson's* loud voice *social justice warrior
Father Michael Pfleger?* -- absent from sight
David Brown** spoke up **Chicago Supt. of Police
He wants violent criminals
To serve longer prison minimals
How's that gonna play today
A 13 year-old-girl killed in a random drive-by
Two hours later a 3-year-old boy fatally shot
No pleas for justice raised, however
No shouts of systemic racist plots
Another deadly weekend in Chicago
Neighborhoods cowering in horror
Where was the outrage
Where were the alderman and Mayor
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