as the big man blusters along Main Street
Boot Hill is filling with famished bodies
people get caught in mass casualty events
while scavenging for scraps
in the middle of a shoot out
people herded off the land
where settlers
with military backup
stake claims on turf
described in ancient texts as promised
the law of this land
leans to ancient scribblers
through written judgement
oral history, nomadic lives
are given no credence
in the town hall
councillors wring their hands
as the gunsmiths
the casinos, the banks
keep ringing up the register
~
CLP 25/06/2025
Journey of Words 