Short excerpt from the new book-length erasure poem, BAD THINGS HAPPEN.
troubled
human history
call for help
LISTEN
in confidence ask
begin to understand
discern wisdom
LISTEN
open your eyes
BAD THINGS HAPPEN
be aware
BAD THINGS HAPPEN
they have been
deluded
they bought into
deceit
words
deluded them
LISTEN
you were captive
to traditions
you were buried
you were dead
you were hostile
you judged
defrauded
your mind
BAD THINGS HAPPEN
your freedom
distressed people
LISTEN
you learn
significant truths
BAD THINGS HAPPEN