2:50pm

Shrapnel flying through the air

Piercing flesh and muscle

Splitting skin wide open

And spilling so much blood

Across the sidewalk

The percussion of the blast

reaching 

almost simultaneously

but felt first

Sparkling shards of glass

raining down

on innocent civilians

People are wailing 

louder than the sirens

that are almost

on their way

Seconds later, 

another blast

Runners running in

different directions

some watching in horror

while others rush to help

Chaos envelops the 

flag lined street.

We hear of war

every day on the news

but rarely feel the impact

These bomb blasts are

a new experience for 

almost everyone present.

New Yorkers know the

fear and insecurity 

this elicits 

but not as well as

the citizens

of the countries

we've been bombing 

for over ten years since.

We don't fight the war on drugs

by sticking needles 

into the veins of our children

So 

why,

Why

WHY

are we dropping bombs

perpetuating terror

in other places 

as though

more is less. 

Reviews

[Tricia O'Brien]

This is rad, I dig your style

Trish-

[quinfinn]

an excellent examination of the complexities of political induced warfare on innocent civilians, both home and abroad. this is a statement and a great write , well penned!