a homespun letter-bomb mailed direct to every classroom
across the country would contain a handmade picture precisely folded to expose
a semi-automatic pistol projecting a handwritten banner unfurled
a faction of blood red words pitched atop yellow polyester
I practice love and We want a son But I can’t stand to raise one In a future So bothersome
Please shut your phones down And open your eyes
Put aside blind hate And sarcastics learned
Please plant your feet On the pavement firm
Lend an ear or Lift an arm
Will you risk to be Inspiration To a future Bothersome
_steve zmijewski
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