Scattered & Unforgiven

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Our parents rendered reticent
and facile to rage
terrorized day and night
by unnamed ghosts
whose echoes wail
through the silent neglect
of a treacherous lineage

children launched spinning, reeling
into the brave new world of freedom
bought with war;
& the hidden tax of trauma
Enforced by years,
by moments
By eyes that shake & wander
By empty souls
who empty souls
No longer to ignore.

Piles & myriads of
products & space,
Diversion & speed,

Sending children spinning
Facing away from crying eyes
Tutored in neglect &
Prepped for a selfish (dis)respect
Know what you expect
Because it will be torn away
And you’ll be left with regret
And you haven’t been educated for this.