2015 -- 7.2 (Spring) Poetry

Bubonic Plague on the Subway System

By M. Parks

Fear
It’s the American way
There is always
A new disease
A new war
The Devil is lurking
Around every corner
What will they find next?
Kittens carry ebola?
Chocolate causes infidelity?
Your commute to work
Will make you blind
Listen
Clam down
Be alive!
Tonights headline
You’re Gonna Die
Someday
So hide your children
Barricade your home
Buy everything
That your fear sells you
Because we have your comfort
On clearance

 

Bio: My name is Matt Parks, I am a student of the arts. I am returning to school after a 5 year hiatus.