Forward the crowd marches toward their god. He is not mine. No god of mine lets his creations bleed themselves dry. My God sheds a tear this night, lets it roll down His cheek, down the neck, down like this city. Stray dogs whining lullabies or hymns, wolves' teeth flickering in torchlight. What boy ever cried out for this. Not I. Not I the girl with a tendency to catch fire, not I girl with a fear of breaking. Forward the crowd marches until the blood dries. The rain pours from God's chin and we pretend to cleanse ourselves of sin. The dogs and wolves alike shake their fur. How easy it must be to call ourselves human. How hard it must be to admit ourselves animals. My God says He created us to fill something: anything but this. The crowed marches forward until the torches are swallowed by torches. What human, what animal, what god lets a good city burn. What color must every creation bleed to admit ourselves just that.
Never have I wanted to write a politically-charged poem, but the extreme ignorance and blatant racism around me has changed my view.