Sunday, 9 September 2018

not in this town

now there's a cross
and a candle in glass,
an ad hoc memorial
where they shot his ass

wrong place to be
wrong place to be

what's it sound like?
a bullet going past?
a bullet going in  --
someone bleeds out fast?

everyone knows 
everyone knows 

we run diagonally 
through empty places 
that all used to be somewhere

we crouch and run 
over empty bridges 
when bullets are in the air

to keep your head, 
you keep it down

there's no one special 
in this town

no one special 
above the ground

not in this town


[[ guns in any city with too many guns, but maybe Sarajevo in particular. ']]


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