Acedia
October 18, 2017
I witnessed
a murder
today
Idly sitting
sipping tea
staring off towards
nothing
my vision
blurred
by daydreams
I stood
up slowly
a yawning reach
towards
nothing in particular
the desultory
view
through
the smeard hazy glass
Catching
a glance
of the crime
seen
below
me
My cool fingers
curled around
the smooth bone china cup
as I watched
when they mobbed
the brown one
when they slammed her down
to the grease stained
sidewalk
taking turns
kicking and twisting
her body
For the tiniest moment
I wondered...
what was she doing here?
She does not belong here...
Did they attack her
because her kind
has destroyed
their homes
their families
taken the lives of their children
in the maw of her own beliefs?
Does that justify
the murderous actions?
Self preservation a serpant
swallowing its tale
I shrug
turning away
to get more tea
Revised version.
2 comments
I liked the story. If you hadn't said so, we couldn't have known it was birds you were talking about, and it is fun seeing both possible sides to this story.
ReplyDeleteThank you - the inspiration was timely with other things happening in the world.
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