RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: AMERICAN HISTORY
DAYS OF CHANGE
The assassinations of JFK, MLK & Bobby
Each event a nation mourned
Each event a hidden element celebrated
We wondered who benefited
Who struck a deal with the devil
Days of sorrow
Days of change
The killing of the kids at Kent State
The killings at Jackson State
Shit got real fast
We knew how they hated us
We did not know how much
Days of sorrow
Days of change
The resignation of LBJ
Now we knew we could bring change
We could stop an evil war
Bring peace to the killing fields
A new era of hope and wonder
That’s when they killed Bobby
Days of sorrow
Days of change
The resignation of Richard Nixon
The man who embraced China
The man who elevated dictators
The man who won 49 states
The man who hired burglars
And kept a long enemies list
Resigned in disgrace
Days of wonder
Days of change
The morning the twin towers fell
An act of unconscionable violence
The death of thousands
A declaration of vengeance
The global war on terror
Iraq and Afghanistan
Days of sorrow
Days of change
The reelection of Donald Trump…
Jack Random is the author of eight novels (including Pawns to Players and Wasichu), three collections of short stories, two volumes of plays, ten volumes of political essays (Jazzman Chronicles) and six books of poetry (including Life Songs and Lost in Her Soul). His most recent works are Poemics Americana and Poemics International (Crow Dog Press).
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