talk about talk about talk

by Roberto Lavidez

counterfeited words

of historians

intricate machinations

of anthropologists

the injustice

the hunger

the ignorance

dying child remains

without a name

talk about talk about talk

disdain for the

haunting legacy

of the indigenous

carved totems of

eagles

ravens

owls

reemergence of

mythscapes

and shamanic 

connections

the experience of smell  

the memory it brings 

fear

sadness

grief

longing

talk about talk about talk

northern winds

over lush hills and valleys

cracking of the voice

imminent sobbing

peasant houses

sat among killing fields

motley collection

of mercenaries

bounty hunters

undercover paramilitaries  

machine randomly utters

meaningless demands

asphyxiating stench of

neurosis and hysteria

talk about talk about talk

a complex 

dialogue 

negotiation

coercion

©robertolavidez2012