Almost A Postcard
Where aggression rules
big city men push ahead
bravado is what fuels them
the little people are astounded
the country girls are moving
suzhi suzhi look at her hands
babies are sold in the provinces
big protests in the north-west
sunrise is a gentle promise
everyday comes the river tide
the terror of one child failing
the hard city can protect us
the way cars protect bicycles
the terror of one child failing
30,000 fingers lost in a year
the hard city can protect us
the way cars protect bicycles
the small collapses into big
the sun sets fast into the sea
(tongues ever spoke like eyes
everyone would be undone)
© 2014 Rob Schackne
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