Frances Carleton #2 - Trigger Warning

Shepard stands before his flock

Wanting

Something

A reaction 

‘Trigger Warning!’

The grief, abuse, misogyny

tales of crimson flow 

lands uneasy

testing topic aired

in a climate ready to discuss

Open to discomfort

ripe for digestion

sheep continue to dine

no longer lifting heads

when the shepherd cries

Homily wasted

The words will be uttered

One day

meaningful to no one.