 “Yes.
  I remember those days.
  Fear ruled and those who challenged, and questioned 
  the fear and the imposed certainty
  were deemed terrorists-subversives….threats, crazy….
  Their identities were constructed to be perceived 
  as dangerous and irrational.
  I fear that I am no longer reminiscing.
  Today it is all too familiar.”

        - Salem McCarthy, (2003)

An infant is happy at a funeral…..

for the most part

that is what official sources reveal.

Put your head down

and wait for the mother’s blessing

undressing multi-dimensional forms of colonization

of the psyche.

You were told that the past and the future

were not capable of sharing the same space

without annihilating the present

the motion of thought does not recede

you carry it with you- it is uncomfortable

but you keep going

it is not enough to make you stop

and change your path.

Keep your head down

if you want to rely on the father’s blessing-

I’m not that hopeful

all I can do now is suggest that you keep your eyes

on what was undressed.

They have orders to kill

don’t forget-

What did you expect?

They have orders to kill-

you almost got lost in the assemblages

that form the new heart of a threat.

-rhemhi