dry up like the sand
on them drought days
graying on that neglected
beach by woebegone
lake where they found
that dead girl broken
like porcelain shrapnel,
all cut up and violated.
Townies swear
to the high heavens
on highlighted bibles
that they’ve a laser
like focus on finding
the truth , the killer,
yet waste precious
time pointing fingers
at scapegoats meeting
a profile 180 degrees
opposite their own.
About Tony Pena:
Tony Pena was selected as 2017-2018 Poet Laureate for the city of Beacon, New York.
A new volume of poetry and flash fiction, "Blood and Beats and Rock n Roll," is available now at Amazon. His publication credits include "Dogzplot," "Gutter Eloquence," “Hudson Valley Transmitter,” “Misfit Magazine,” "Red Fez," “Rye Whiskey Review,” "Slipstream," "Underground Voices," "Zygote in my Coffee," and others as well as a self published chapbook, "Opening night in Gehenna."
Colorful compositions and caterwauling with a couple of chords can be seen at:
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