Silt and Sediment

The erosion of norms
Weariness upon despair
The burden of loss

Inured to outrage
Mollified by distractions
Shapeless sense of dread

Acceptable loss
A comfortable unease
This fine dislocation

Failure to protect
The slaughter of innocents
The worth of a life

Recriminations
The bodies accumulate
Shame runs off slowly

Ritual hand wringing
To dust we shall all return
Silt and sediment

After the bloodbath in Uvalde, Texas

File under: blood, USA, grief, violence, guns, USA, culture, observation, perception, despair, Heart of Darkness, poetry, toli

Writing log. May 27, 2022