new thing I wrote this morning (LOST)

There were fireworks

Over by the lake

It was written

on the concrete steps

in spray paint

Faded

And written again

I’'m lost

in a confused world

Or is it

Confused

In a lost world”

Somewhere a transistor radio played

      And we all

                Shine

                     On

And I realized

America

Is built on

gunpowder

sulfur and

Bat shit (crazy)

We have no knights

No samurai

No chivalry or Bushido

When they say “Infidel”

They are talking about you

                                            And me

                                                  The faithless

Faceless thieves

Armed with

          blunderbuss

          Musket

          flintlock

          Glock

         .44 silver automatic,

          Saturday night special

A nation of

highwaymen

     Stolen land

          Stolen faith

               Stolen culture

               Let me show you where the bodies are buried

               Let me show you the ashes from the crosses

               Let me redefine justice

     Lost in a confused world

     Or

     Confused

     In a lost

    World

Give peace

A chance

               Peace

               lost the lottery

And what kills you

Kills me

And what doesn't kill us

Is supposed to be

our common ground

I breathe

You breathe

Let’s clear the air

     Lost

     in a confused world

     Or is it confused

     In a lost

     World

written for all to see

I remember fireworks

and a song on the radio

     Lost