read these last night at elkins park library:

OUR
NATION ALL & THEM
OFF-KEY

welcm hom mrcn
welcm bak t' th
landa th feard
homa th crazd

o say mrcn
cn y'see
wht so proudly
we watchd?
th rockts?
th boms?
our flag?
landa th feard?
homa th crazd?

dimly seen mrcn
haughty host
dread
fitfully
cnceals
morning's
glory rflectd
landa th feard
homa th crazd

vauntngly swor mrcn
havc
cnfusion
blud
pllution
no refuge
slave
terror
flight
gloom
grave
landa th feard
homa th crazd

war's desolation mrcn
powr
conqur
landa th feard
homa th crazd

wrap yrslf in a
star-spangld bannr mrcn
brn sm yellow
rbbn mrcn
welcm hom mrcn
welcm bak t' th
landa th feard
homa th crazd

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NULL & VOID

i'm sik o ur fkng INsights
opn ur EYES
u talk o my rationlzations n dnial
u tel me 2 stop being chroncly angry
2 actulize n lrn 2 njoy life
opn ur EYES
wrld tears tself apart aroun u
while u talk o qualty time n undrlying processes
opn ur EYES
tru ntmacy?bondng?selfesteem?meaningfl change?sht
opn ur EYES
rth's blak blud gushes up spews out fiery crakly flame
while u poztvly ngage one tng @ a time
appropriatly xpressng reality n a modrat way
opn ur EYES
dfensv egos?ovrreactng?lightn up?WHAT?
opn ur EYES
ur nsecure felo creatures try 2 b men lose humanty rape kil mutilate each othr suk out wrld's lifeblud torture anmls fil air wt smoke gases fumes poizn watr salt n fresh alike make groun unlivbl 4 sake o gain profit powr
opn ur EYES
very air eats ur lungs
sunlight eats ur skin
bcz o greed
greed ignrance aggression
pain fear loss
brth life deth
etrnl bowel movmnt o da univrs

4get wht i sd
keep ur eyes clozd

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