1984, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2000, 2001, 2001, 2003, 2008,
2016
i was not alive when
kennedy or king was shot
when whole cities burned
when myriad wars were started
or dragged on interminably
the very bad days i will
always remember are
these
when the whole map turned red and we did not get the
first female vice president
when the rocket blew up and we trooped down to the church
in our plaid jumpers
when the earth shook and the bridge fell
when the war started
when the hills burned and the sky turned a sickly grayish
orange
when they stopped counting in florida
when the towers fell again and again and again and again
and again
when the next war started
when the next war started
when they said people who love one another cannot marry
yesterday
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