Thirteen men are now dead, Their bodies are crying tears of red. Thirteen bullets were fired, The men they hit are now expired. The eagle’s sharp bloody talons Are stained by 20 more ill-gotten gallons. Our dead are on the streets and ground, Average land is now a burial mound. Widowed women quietly weep, The dead men's secrets are theirs to
When you bury me, don’t place flowers on my grave. Flowers wither. When you think of me, don’t cry. Tears dry. When you see me, smile. A smile lasts forever.
I asked someone I they knew me. They responded they had forgotten who I was. I replied that I had forgotten too. In this there is a truth. To know but not to say.