Thursday, January 7, 2016

Kit Kelen #7 -- After Tanikawa Shuntaro


what can be done about tomorrow?

the authorities are alarmed
they are making noises already

one has to admit
if tomorrow comes
there are certain risks

perhaps that is an understatement

as it is
day progresses
and it seems likely
that the sun will set

it could be the end
of things as they've been
as things, for instance,
are today

if tomorrow comes
then how can we be protected?

there's never been terror
on this scale before
we truly are at the abyss

stopping the clocks was tried
at best a limited success
so much coordination required

still we must trust
our best interests at heart

they're conducting
a sweep through the streets
the sirens are finished
it's the loudspeakers now

we're being told
to stay where we are
stay focussed
keep heads down
tails up
just be in
the here-and-now




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