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It's Too Late Tonight | Poem

 
 
 
 

It's Too Late Tonight


It's too late tonight
for the bleeding hearts
or the burning stomachs
it's too late for the cries
of the hungry
for the 
shit
to late for the shit
the shit will have to wait
for the boardrooms tomorrow
for the business
decisions
the shit will have to wait for executive decisions
because it's too late
for the shit
tonight
it's too late tonight for
compromise, for
reason
but
it's early enough for hope
but
it's early enough to try
anyway
will you try with me
says Mr. Rogers
will you try with me
                                  for peace
- David Jackson
to David
to Moongate