TIGER BALM
-
Bina
(India)
on my skin,
roaring like
Tiger Balm
is the throb
of today's
news.
news that
swallows
my sanity
each day
with its
thundering
drumbeats
of war and
violence
and rape
and murder
and the
devolution
of humanity.
news that
deluge you
with floods
in our heads
earthquakes
in our bones
drought,
in our lungs
global warming
in our
conscience
and famine
in our hearts
and minds.
news that
mirror
daily horror
but unlike
the Tiger Balm
after the roar
there is no calm.
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