twenty one reasons

 



i.

men toting
machine guns
over land
and oil.


ii.

schools
setting up
children
for failure.


iii.

companies
thriving on
complete
sterility.


iv.

the rich
becoming
more rich.


v.

the poor
becoming
more poor.


vi.

the price
of energy
& gas on
the rise.


vii.

delayed
tubes

with no
signal.



viii.

tories
and
taxes.


ix.

empty souls
sat on trains

staring out
of windows.


x

young
lives

taking
other

young
lives.


xi.

womens
hands

concealing
keys on
dim-lit
streets.


xii.

tents
lined up
outside
shopping
stores.


xiii.


billboards
dictating
how to run
our lives.

xiv.

balaclavas
that cover
faces with
price tags
left on.



xv.

bullets
shot in
the eyes

of innocents.



xvi.

blank faces
that cannot
laugh.



xvii.

statements
that are not
challenging.



xviii.

an empty
house with
no heating.



xix.


skipping
meals to
keep up
with rent.


xx.

phone
queues
to see a
doctor.


xxi.

palms
finally
saying

let
go.