Could of been someone
The latest murders in Atlanta
could have been someone we knew
not that
that makes it any more brutal
than hearing
people you never will know
now
have been
taken away from us
taken away from us
___________________
If there was truly magic
in this world, then-
but there’s bullets and guns
and instant death
just add
insanity
stupidity
and there’s way too much darkness
and there’s way too much darkness
and the light
seems
to
be fading
_______________________
Sometimes
we don’t need to know any why
why won’t bring them back
why won’t stop the next one
or the next ten
why is just a word for
we don’t know how to stop this
we do not know
how to fix this
we don’t know
we won’t know
___________________________
It’s not the someones we know
this time
It’s not a someone we love
this time
It’s not a someone
we had lunch with
some while ago
It’s not that someone
this very time
Next time…….
_________________
Could of been someone
we knew
in Atlanta
Some days
it will be
Mayaswell start mourning now
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About bobsmall1
Bob Small has read at Bacchanal, Barnes and Noble, Borders,
The Booksource (Swarthmore), The Clark Park Festivals,Community College of Philadelphia
Highwire Gallery, The Mad Poets Annual Food Fest Reading,
The Middle East Restaurant, Nexus GalleryThe Painted Bride Arts Center,
The Philadelphia Ethical Society, Robin's Bookstore
The University of Pennsylvania and also in New York City,
Trenton, NJ, Washington, DC, and in many Delaware Valley Venues.
He is the author of numerous chapbooks, including
El Otro Lado (with Maralyn Lois Polak), On watching America Die,
Small Steps and Toes (with Lamont B. Steptoe), and The Unapoet.
This is his first Reading in over a year.
Bob Small was Founder and President of the
two decades old Poets and Prophets,
which presented Poetry Readings
in both Delaware County and Philadelphia.
Bob was the Chair of The Delaware County Green Party and was the
First Green Party Candidate in Delaware County (2005).
He was also a Green Party National Delegate, among other duties.
He is the Founder and Facilitator of
The Pennsylvania Ballot Access Coalition (PaBac),
which is a Coalition of both Independents and Third Parties.,
seeking to legislatively improve Pennsylvania's Ballot Access Laws. (Facebook)
Bob is also a founding member and
Facilitator of Democracy Unplugged, and Delco Debates,
which has presented Independent and Third Party Forums in Delaware County since 2004. Facebook)
He was formerly involved with Cinema Resistance, and Delco Pledge of Resistance.
Bob currently lives in Swarthmore with his wife
and their menagerie of animals.
He is currently focused on writing a Novel and organizing his Poetry, which he posts on his Blog (Bob Small1). He is retired from most of the above activities, except Delco Debates and Poets and Prophets, which he may return to.
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