in the American quiet
a voice that
in other countries
is plain and
acknowledged
becomes a nuisance,
an unnecessary
trumpeting of what
the American quiet claims
is so obvious it is
unnecessary to say it:
that people
have a right to
redress and
even the rudest hint
of protest is still
to be honored
but in the American quiet
all you hear
is that the rudeness
of the hint negates
the gaping scream
of the sacred cry
it portends
you could drown in the American quiet
and no one would hear you scream
November 6th, 2019 at 1:39 pm
Beautifully written.
November 6th, 2019 at 1:43 pm
Thank you.