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Apr 2015
Whenever the Hunger ceases
I shall be dead
I shall want for nothing
We cannot see the end yet
Today is just a featureless poison
What meat from in the vegetable kingdom?
What pause have the sailors given you?
How many heartbreaks must we endure?
That place every man knows
Hints at transformation
The moment we can't speak about
Words just don't touch it
What did you see this ordinary day?
Aren't people all the same?
What do you think?
Can you pinpoint my mercy?
Or tell a real smile?
From beneath dim lights
Where's your humanity? Encased in leather?
Do you rule your world?
What do flowers look like?
Are you afraid to say brother?
We can forgive each other right now
Right in this moment
Oh but you're afraid to say brother
Or maybe you don't know how
The man on the corner is as suspicious of us as we are of him
Isn't it all too familiar?
What's he really asking for?
How much does your humanity cost you?
Joseph Martinez
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Joseph Martinez  Detroit
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