haunted in america
forensic science is alive and well
in most of these here parts
despite what’s been codified
some internal wars are never over
collisions continue on a regular basis
like rogue comets passing through
rather unsophisticated asteroid belts
those on the ground continue to shoot
at the moon haphazardly
while snipers in the trees prefer
the precision of ropes and ladders
some past sins are not easily forgotten
let alone forgiven
this land of the free is riddled with asterisks
just look to anyone still on the run
june two thousand nineteen
copyright j matthew waters
all rights reserved
Brilliant…love the last stanza.
Thank you very much.
Goosebumps (again)
thank you