Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Russell Streur- Three Poems

TABLE OF DISCONTENTS #24

Trump card
Emergency contraception
Gift shop
Bill to nowhere
Private land
Maximum purity
Civilization of fear
Moral silence
A new low

“Things are bad,”
the man at the bank said.
“Even the camp isn’t safe anymore.”

Technical glitch
Endless descent


TABLE OF DISCONTENTS #25

Sham vote
Weaponization
Mirror image
Disputed land
Windows shattered           
Normal republic
Flash mob
Line of attack
Personal ends

“There were puddles of blood,”
 the woman in the crowd said.
“The rest is all a bunch of noise”

New film
Paper gains.


TABLE OF DISCONTENTS #26

Magic show
Eyes closed
Losing streak
Minimum risk
Blood sample
Map complete
Disconnected world
Noninvasive method
Poison needle

“We know there are victims,”
the representative said.
“Obviously this is not good news,”

False start
Closing price.

1 comment:

  1. ...words like bullets biting back...the world is this bad a shape? Good work...

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