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Is Not Chicago (Free verse) by http://findingwater
A plane flew into a building on television.
Am I so desensitized that I didnât believe it?
I donât believe sixty percent of what I see on TV.
Not even the drunkest pilot mistakes an accounting firm for a runway.
For an instant, I thought someone had dramatized M Doughtyâs song--
but this was not Chicago
and here comes another plane;all is now clear--
thatâs quite a statement.
I cannot even fathom the fanaticism needed to sacrifice a life.
I hope that pilot picked the right religion,
if not he may have some explaining to do.
Whatever happened to tommy guns
or
drive-by shootings
or
assassinations of world leaders. When
did civilians enter the picture,
(auschwitz, hiroshima, somalia, bosnia â¦)
I shouldnât have to think Iâm next,
but it does give me something in common with most
of the rest of the world.
I still donât think I believe the television,
but this is not the Chrysler building,
this is not Chicago.
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