it’s a very tall fire
reaching
reaching high into the dark
all the books are burning
there is the crackle and the foolish yelps of
those responsible
yes
abe is dead
and you will kill again
ideas cause fear
i am afraid for america and its
small core of displeasure with freedom
go ahead
enjoy the ideas you have
but please
foist them not upon my shoulders to bear
we all have notions
will you burn my notions
jail me
and erase the memory
abe
the tall man
high top hat
and chin hair
took a lead marble in the head
who for
if not you
yet books are being burned
soon men will lurk about
with their guns
inside they feel so right.
right
what is right
and where did you find the ugly face of hatred you have
abe
we fought the war for you
and not with hate
can you help me understand
i touched the bed where you bled out and died
walked into the theatre box from which booth jumped
my stomach is twisted
it may be time to leave this place
too many complain
yet advantage themselves with sacks of our cash
and all we did is help
die and
understand
oh abe
our abe
the abe
come back abe
your ghost is fading
the fires crackle
send down a lightning bolt
let us know that you were real
ker chunk
ker chunk
ker chunk as
the rail wheels noise along to illinois
it takes my breath away
– gishi bian
26 mayo 2018
12:27 am mst usa
(censorship spotted on google’s youtube)
i’ve seen them discussing just what books to burn
and the ideas to dispense with
the dark nazi creeps
root them out
root them out
with merlin’s wand turn them into salt
nip it in the bud
now.
censorship is
no idea.
more of a fool’s smelly paradise
