0612

We are all
born with
muskets
pointed
at our heads

And every move
is
orchestrated
by long-
sleeping
ghosts
within
those
damned
bills
stamped and inked
with the blood
of Samuel's
greed.

As such,
we are all
born

In despair
on the edge
empty
impoverished
and
virtually

In dependence.

2012, June 11


--Aris Remollino--