& this time
The fires burned
The blood
Like gasoline
The beautiful lives lost
Would finally be seen
Archive for micropoetry
George
Posted in Poetry with tags black lives matter, bloodandlace, micropoetry, poetry on May 31, 2020 by msbloodandlaceEclipse
Posted in Poetry with tags micropoetry on April 4, 2020 by msbloodandlaceAnd in the end
The end will come
Whether you saw it there
Or not
Earth Day
Posted in Poetry with tags #EarthDay, bloodandlace, micropoetry, poetry on April 22, 2017 by msbloodandlaceWhen the water runs dry,
Where will we run?
When we can’t breathe the sky,
What good have we done?
When this Earth is gone,
We don’t get a new one.
Our planet is begging us,
Put down the gun.
Originally published Earth Day 2015.
Thanksgiving
Posted in Poetry with tags bloodandlace, micropoetry, poetry on October 10, 2016 by msbloodandlaceA celebration
Of occupation
And adoration
For our crimes
Are we giving thanks for
What we stole or
That they’re still
Buying our lies?
This…
Posted in Poetry with tags bloodandlace, micropoetry, poetry, writing on January 6, 2015 by msbloodandlaceThis lump in my throat
This hole in my heart
This burn on my soul
Shaped like you…
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