Apr 2013
It was bad. crazy. eh. horrifying. media. nothing. odd. saddening. terrifying. unbelievable.
Who the **** are you? No. No. Naw. Nah. No. No thanks. Sorry, no. No time. No. No thank you. No. No time. Not now. No, what? No, what? What happened. Oh my gosh. Oh my god. Oh jeez. Whoa. Why? When? My God. Where? How? Why? I heard, yeah. I heard, why? I heard only two people died. two deaths. two fatalities. two souls. I heard only 14 were injured. only 19 were injured. only 23 were injured. only. only. only. only 71 were injured. Wait, 3 died? Wait, 144 were injured?
It was horrible. I don’t care. inappropriate. scary. terrible. wild. it was like. It was like.
9/11. 9/11. Like 9/11. Reminds me of September 11th. Just like 9/11. All over again. Again. Terrorists. Bin Laden. Osama. Taliban. Al Qaeda.
Hate. ****. ****. Revenge. Angry. Rage. Destroy. Attack. Invade. Retaliate. Hate.
God bless America. **** America.
4 bombs. 2 bombs. 1 bomb, I heard. I heard. I heard. I heard it was an explosive finish. Haha. Yeah, I heard they had a blast. That the runners were really blown away. I heard. *******. I heard. Go away. I heard. Sorry it’s my last cigarette.
I have friends. I have friends at BC. I have friends at Northeastern. I have friends at Boston College. I have friend at BU. I have friends in Boston. I have friends. Thank God they’re ok.
At least only two people died.
Have I what? No. Go away. Don’t touch my dog. What’s wrong with you. Not today thanks. I don’t want to donate. Leave me alone, please. Go get a job. I don’t care. No, bye. No time. Maybe later. Yeah, yeah, whatever. Sorry, no change.
Who did I think of? I don’t know. Maybe. My mom. My dad. My brother. My wife. My sister. My husband. My family. My son. My daughters. My friends. My best friend. My girlfriend. Kat. Sarah. Jamie. Joe. Jocelyn. Reggie. Owen. Brian. Jack. Rosa. Abe. Chen. Colin. Gail. Gabe. God. Joe. Andrew. Jesus. Anna. Allah. Vicki. Vishnu. My mother. father. sister. brother. Everyone, I guess. I pray for them too.
I’m sad. grateful. angry. thankful. depressed. hopeful. shocked. confused. Only 71 people were injured. 144 people were injured. At least only 2 people died. 3 people died. I can’t believe two people died. Poor, sad, hapless, helpless, hopeless. Why? I should watch the news more.
Who the **** are you? No. No. Naw. Nah. No. No thanks. Sorry, no. No time. No. No thank you. No. No time. Not now. No, what? No, what? What happened. Oh my gosh. Oh my god. Oh jeez. Whoa. Why? When? My God. Where? How? Why? I heard, yeah. I heard, why? I heard only two people died. two deaths. two fatalities. two souls. I heard only 14 were injured. only 19 were injured. only 23 were injured. only. only. only. only 71 were injured. Wait, 3 died? Wait, 144 were injured?
It was horrible. I don’t care. inappropriate. scary. terrible. wild. it was like. It was like.
9/11. 9/11. Like 9/11. Reminds me of September 11th. Just like 9/11. All over again. Again. Terrorists. Bin Laden. Osama. Taliban. Al Qaeda.
Hate. ****. ****. Revenge. Angry. Rage. Destroy. Attack. Invade. Retaliate. Hate.
God bless America. **** America.
4 bombs. 2 bombs. 1 bomb, I heard. I heard. I heard. I heard it was an explosive finish. Haha. Yeah, I heard they had a blast. That the runners were really blown away. I heard. *******. I heard. Go away. I heard. Sorry it’s my last cigarette.
I have friends. I have friends at BC. I have friends at Northeastern. I have friends at Boston College. I have friend at BU. I have friends in Boston. I have friends. Thank God they’re ok.
At least only two people died.
Have I what? No. Go away. Don’t touch my dog. What’s wrong with you. Not today thanks. I don’t want to donate. Leave me alone, please. Go get a job. I don’t care. No, bye. No time. Maybe later. Yeah, yeah, whatever. Sorry, no change.
Who did I think of? I don’t know. Maybe. My mom. My dad. My brother. My wife. My sister. My husband. My family. My son. My daughters. My friends. My best friend. My girlfriend. Kat. Sarah. Jamie. Joe. Jocelyn. Reggie. Owen. Brian. Jack. Rosa. Abe. Chen. Colin. Gail. Gabe. God. Joe. Andrew. Jesus. Anna. Allah. Vicki. Vishnu. My mother. father. sister. brother. Everyone, I guess. I pray for them too.
I’m sad. grateful. angry. thankful. depressed. hopeful. shocked. confused. Only 71 people were injured. 144 people were injured. At least only 2 people died. 3 people died. I can’t believe two people died. Poor, sad, hapless, helpless, hopeless. Why? I should watch the news more.
Found poetry -- language gathered from interviews conducted on April 16th, 2013 in which I asked strangers in NYC, "Did you hear about what happened in Boston?" "What did it remind you of?" "Who did you think of?"
