He Said Get In

A man of rank nods at a cannon
And then he … heavily
Says “Get in”

A ragged gang gathered behind him

Angrily … yells at me
“WE WILL WIN”

Oh it’s a bad bad crowd I know

A stunned girl clutches a tabloid

Nods her head … at what she read and says
“Do you know?”

Her mother standing beside her

Lifts her eyes … to the sky and cries
“NO NO NO”

Oh there’s no way out I know

An old man gestures around him

“See for yourself … all this wealth …
Empty air”

And then I hear bird sing

Liquidly … into me
From somewhere

Oh this I know I know

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