an artist
using words
adept at the absurd
should’ve been able to say
something

but the news
was broken
so everything spoken
effectively said
nothing

everyone was appalled
by the brutality
everyone sent prayers
and thoughts

thus when vengeance
was taken
and all credulity shaken
the fear was to say
anything

so an artist
using words
adept at the absurd
is still struggling to say
something

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m(___)m