~<\/p>\n
one quizzical eye seeing
\none tender throat still singing
\none small heart knowing
\nher last song is the saddest<\/p>\n
all feathers dropping
\nall wings broken
\nall hope fleeting
\nhis last breath is the longest<\/p>\n
and what do they say
\nlittle girl little boy
\no the world’s not
\nrunning over with joy<\/p>\n
knowing humankind
\nmaking their own Armageddon
\nfoolish foolish not knowing
\nit is not they who name the day<\/p>\n
nor the gods in heaven
\nnor the satans on earth
\nnor false prophets for profit
\nbut the last canary’s croak<\/p>\n
“I will save US cries the tea bag”
\n“I will save US cries the politician”
\n“I will save US cries the self”
\nthere is a choice<\/p>\n
when all the cows come home
\nwhen clowns dance on pins
\nwhen chickens don’t need a reason
\nwill there be eyes to see and ears that hear?<\/p>\n
~<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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