The title of today's poem is "Meet and Just" which is a phrase from the liturgy. But what is
"meet and just" about the troubles in Baltimore I do not see.
Baltimore has been on my mind and in my prayers, but I was having a bad time writing a poem about it. This one came about as a stream of consciousness , play on words piece.
Meet
and Just
Meet
for the poem,
Just
right for it,
Fitting
Appropriate.
That’s
where we meet
In
the fall of the charming city,
the rise of riots and
Rioters
cutting the fire hoses.
Salvation
is near
For
those who fear
When
the stores run low
Who
pray
For
a rainy day
We’re Saving
S&H
Green Stamps,
candy
for later,
the
oriole,
Meat
for late home son,
Stamps
for letters,
For
redemption, for discounts,
For
a free haircut,
For
children who think value means
A
good buy.
Good-bye.
money,
the
walls of the city,
brick,
plaster, wood, concrete,
saving
them from the fire,
the soul of the city
we
love.
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