Placards Undeniable

Platonically ironic, a dose
Of moronic tonic proceeds the feeds
Intolerance needs, filling will to kill,
To topple silled hills of others until

The dead are read instead of hailed; bewailed,
We hold their heads; they pass from sight, no flight
Tonight, the earth is cold, shadows unfold.
Defiably reliable, a place

Of placards undeniable, the names,
The rows, theory of games, lessons of hate
Enflames the rage that some men cage,
The gauge parade advances to the stage,

Ignites the fright, incites the blight, excites
In spite; the height of folly falls in plight.

Erin Elizabeth Kelly-Moen
© Copyright 11/11/03