for your neighbors numbers criminals
screamers and cops
for those who wonder
if the voices will stop
for your white collar criminals
eaters and drunks
for your tentmakers shipbuilders
for those who thought they were sunk
for your traders and talkers
Christ wielders and chumps
for those who don't know anymore
which way is up
for your bakers and travelers
writers killers and thieves
for your mothers fathers sisters brothers
for those who want to leave
for your soldiers part time lovers
crack smokers and geeks
for your children under cars gapers
for those out of reach
for your priests clods asthmatics
your creatures of the night
for your drivers and film makers
for those lost in the fight
for your prophets haters fakes and frauds
the losers of hope
for your vendors hikers laughers
for those hooked on dope
for your medics mockers gardeners
for those of us who lie
for your gangbangers poets
for those about to die
©John Edward Smith Jr.
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