Watts Revisited


      by Joe Longen

      When Tommy came home today--
      Mirrors slightly cracked--
      Father running
      Guns
      Mommy's gone
      Sister sells herself
      The crack branches...
      Brother's fight for shoelaces
      And comeback beaten
      Arms within reach
      Nightsticks.
      Bodies flee
      Pigs pray.
      me and my crack, alone
      Quiet riot, dreams untold
      Can i unfold?

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