For Troy.
I wrote this 2 hours after the execution of Troy Davis on September 21st, 2011.
if suffering is only in our minds
then where is the compassion
for misery and agony?
the empathy for those beyond the lines
invisible as magic
belittled as a tragedy
we often find
the awful scene
a lawful crime
a wrongful dream
an open hand
a broken mind
dismissed without a sigh
i hope we all can cry
for life we didn’t ever have to lose
i hope we all can cry
for paths that no one ever has to choose
this must be all a dream
this can’t be what it seems
if love is real, then how are we defined
by pieces and of fragments
of antiquated majesty?
there must be so much more to humankind
than unfamiliar fabric
of stitched-together apathy
we pause to feel
but not to see
we call it real
but won’t believe
pretend to know
the pain we share
with temporary care
i hope we all can cry
for life we didn’t ever have to lose
i hope we all can cry
for paths that no one ever has to choose
this must be all a dream
this can’t be what it seems
-BrotherSpanky
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