Revisions of Terror

[A current little ditty from tonight. Sometimes a phrase will spring into my mind with unshakeable persistence. Thank whatever dieties it isn't an advertising jingle. The obvious interpretation, for me, is the political uses of terrorism by those in power, capitalizing on the fear of it. Most amusing phrase to me: Manifestos of destiny, a heavy play on "manifest destiny." I'm not always smart but I entertain myself by trying to be clever.]

Revisions of Terror

Revisions of terror
Push us, proclamations
Use us, a political
Declaration neverending.

Manifestos of destiny
Given to rally crowds,
Party favors in favor.

Restricted grounds today,
Constricted by dictate.

Slow reveal, of prison
Façade, of fallen liberty.

This dark corrosion
Sustains darker impulses.

February 4, 2006


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