A phobia here,
a conspiracy there, it
all adds up to squat.
• • •
the line between fear and paranoia
haiku for 6/10/20
Quotes
damn tired
haiku for 6/9/20
Are we feeling spent
by the chaos in our lives
and everywhere else?
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fears of a black planet
haiku for 6/8/20
for a few corpses more
haiku for 6/7/20
We absolutely
need to reform the police
to save our black friends.
• • •
until my voice is raw
haiku for 6/6/20
Black lives matter. Black
lives matter. Black lives matter.
Black lives matter. Preach.
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the protest and the price
haiku for 6/5/20
Marchers shine a light
on police brutality.
while enduring it.
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linn park, jefferson davis’ birthday
haiku for 6/4/20
The statue is gone,
but the Confederacy
lives on in their hearts.
• • •
learned helplessness
haiku for 6/3/20
Stunned by media,
worried by “how it’ll look,”
no action today.
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hungry are the damned
haiku for 6/2/20
A food supply that
can’t feed hordes out of work, out
of school, out of luck.
• • •
catch the second wave
haiku for 6/1/20
Bodies ride the crest
before the whole thing crashes
down like a honed scythe.
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