Once upon a time.

There came to town American anger

Taken to challenge the police line barriers

Broke down the line in conflict and smoke

Not in hand the taste of wine nor gift of rose

Stick and sign wrote our league’s language

We came and saw the shoving swinging 

The barricade moving forward and back

Signs swinging the air filled with smoke

The American anger fought the way

Through the windows and holding lines

The anger smashed climbing over rock and stone

Unknown Child of God lost in the commotion 

Mary Mother of Saints heal our hearts

Hear our call wash clean our hands 

All things seen in the days sun now sowed

The light that shone the earth beneath awaken 

Above the two lines kept separate the stands made

Inside the kept stairways held the insurgency back

Through window and door it swept like a bright lantern  

Taking the leaders of the floor to recede to the shelter

Anger swept throughout the leaders of both in the moment

Crossing doorways threshold bringing lines mix 

Challenging each other on its challenged grounds

The alter of democracy bleeding from the mouth.

(C) 

Daniel A mcMahon.