Wednesday, February 19, 2014

They Shot Him

Lay down your arms! I come in peace. Said the ambassador right before they shot him. Lay down your arms! And be released, he said, and then they shot him. His hands were high His heart was wide They saw, and yes – they shot him. Shall I play it back one more time? If I played it back ten times, would there be one time without ‘they shot him’? Would his plea ever work, would his face melt their fear … I doubt it, there’s not enough time before they shoot him.
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  1. ConnieFebruary 19, 2014 at 2:07 PM

    Powerful words. The deed can't be undone.

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  2. Geo.February 19, 2014 at 6:08 PM

    Maybe the solution is to run time backward, cause bullets to fly out of bodies into guns, which are then demanufactured into slag, to iron ore --to raise the fallen and march them backward toward innocence. Who'd buy a continuum without a rewind button?

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  3. JenFebruary 21, 2014 at 7:19 PM

    Geo,
    Yes! And then stop time completely, because you know if you let things spin out again, they'd happen the same darn way ...

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  4. JenFebruary 21, 2014 at 7:27 PM

    Oh, wait, I already said that ...

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