RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: GLOBAL POLITICS
The lost souls of Haiti
Drift from decade to decade
The ghosts of oppression haunt them
The lords of chaos and anarchy
Envelop and imprison them
There is no order in Haiti
There is no government in Haiti
There is no sovereign nation
There is no democratic tradition
There is no civil society
There are no institutions of democracy
There is only force
There is only violence and bloodshed
There are only the lost souls
Wandering the ragged streets
Wandering the countryside
Hiding in their makeshift homes
Searching through the wastelands
For anything to consume
Shed no tears for Haiti
She is lost to us
She is beyond salvation
And yet we share this burden
And yet we share the blame
For we have long neglected her
We have always turned away
We must turn to her again
We must offer her our hand
We must find her virtue once again
We must help her find a home
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