RANDOM #74

"Lessons are not given, they are taken." Cesare Pavese

the body is laid to rest
a clan won the numbers game
conflicting tales are in the air
adding more fuel to the flame
the victims are crying foul
while the strongman is revered
the decision made it seemed like
his name has just been cleared

moving forward or at the end of the rope?
on a safer ground or on a slippery slope?

dire forces are converging
concessions are in the bag
intimidation builds up
if you have an imaginary tag
the specter of the past
has just risen from the dead
powerful voices reverberating
inside the incumbent’s head

moving forward or at the end of the rope?
on a safer ground or on a slippery slope?

color against color
streets are the battleground
the larger the crowd
the louder the sound
show of force is the way
to gauge who is in control
a landscape still divided
partisans are in foot patrol

moving forward or at the end of the rope?
on a safer ground or on a slippery slope?

RMP
11/26/16
Winnipeg MB Canada