espionage & assassinations
some men are much too dangerous
to live past their prime
and so they are taken out
as if in the ordinary course of business
anger and sadness ensues
followed by collective complacency
conspiracy theories evolve & entwine
but slowly fade from view
meanwhile life must go on
lessons still taught but rarely retained
april two thousand twenty-five
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