People Eating People

PEOPLE EATING PEOPLE

They smiled and they wrote things in their ledgers.

And even then I knew why

I had committed crimes of thinking and feeling.

And on my child’s mind they laid the blame,

And they tried to teach me a game.

It was called “People eating people,”

and I asked them why that’s so.

They said people have always eaten people,

and it’s always been in fashion you know.

Now it’s come to me

That at 53,

I see rosebuds and depleted uranium.

I see old dogs and children

and weapons of mass destruction.

I see 260 million happy face masks.

And I struggle for ancient wisdom

I see fallen golden arches of contradictions.

So I can neither live half a life, nor dwell forever in shadows,

I figured that Life is for the living,

And so I carried on

with eyes open.

While people were eating people.

It’s always been in fashion you know.

And you’ll come to like it too.

PEOPLE EATING PEOPLE

They smiled and they wrote things in their ledgers.

And even then I knew why

I had committed crimes of thinking and feeling.

And on my child’s mind they laid the blame,

And they tried to teach me a game.

It was called “People eating people,”

and I asked them why that’s so.

They said people have always eaten people,

and it’s always been in fashion you know.

Now it’s come to me

That at 53,

I see rosebuds and depleted uranium.

I see old dogs and children

and weapons of mass destruction.

I see 260 million happy face masks.

And I struggle for ancient wisdom

I see fallen golden arches of contradictions.

So I can neither live half a life, nor dwell forever in shadows,

I figured that Life is for the living,

And so I carried on

with eyes open.

While people were eating people.

It’s always been in fashion you know.

And you’ll come to like it too.

They smiled and they wrote things in their ledgers.

And even then I knew why

I had committed crimes of thinking and feeling.

And on my child’s mind they laid the blame,

And they tried to teach me a game.

It was called “People eating people,”

and I asked them why that’s so.

They said people have always eaten people,

and it’s always been in fashion you know.

Now it’s come to me

That at 53,

I see rosebuds and depleted uranium.

I see old dogs and children

and weapons of mass destruction.

I see 260 million happy face masks.

And I struggle for ancient wisdom

I see fallen golden arches of contradictions.

So I can neither live half a life, nor dwell forever in shadows,

I figured that Life is for the living,

And so I carried on

with eyes open.

While people were eating people.

It’s always been in fashion you know.

And you’ll come to like it too.


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		*People Eating People - a poem by Mark Palermo*



		With knowing smiles They entered things in ledgers And even then I knew why. And on my child's mind they laid the blame As they introduced me to a new kind of game. It is called "People Eating People." and I asked them why that's so. They said people have always eaten people and it still in fashion, you know Now it comes to me Alive at 53 I see golden arches and depictions of 260 million contradictions. I can neither live half a life, nor dwell in a land of shadows I figure that Life is for the living And so I carry on with eyes wide open While people are still eating people. Because they've always eaten people. It's just fashion, you know. PEOPLE EATING PEOPLE They smiled and they wrote things in their ledgers. And even then I knew why I had committed crimes of thinking and feeling. And on my child’s mind they laid the blame, And they tried to teach me a game. It was called “People eating people,” and I asked them why that’s so. They said people have always eaten people, and it’s always been in fashion you know. Now it’s come to me That at 53, I see rosebuds and depleted uranium. I see old dogs and children and weapons of mass destruction. I see 260 million happy face masks. And I struggle for ancient wisdom I see fallen golden arches of contradictions. So I can neither live half a life, nor dwell forever in shadows, I figured that Life is for the living, And so I carried on with eyes open. While people were eating people. It’s always been in fashion you know. And you’ll come to like it too. PEOPLE EATING PEOPLE PEOPLE EATING PEOPLE They smiled and they wrote things in their ledgers. And even then I knew why I had committed crimes of thinking and feeling. And on my child’s mind they laid the blame, And they tried to teach me a game. It was called “People eating people,” and I asked them why that’s so. They said people have always eaten people, and it’s always been in fashion you know. Now it’s come to me That at 53, I see rosebuds and depleted uranium. I see old dogs and children and weapons of mass destruction. I see 260 million happy face masks. And I struggle for ancient wisdom I see fallen golden arches of contradictions. So I can neither live half a life, nor dwell forever in shadows, I figured that Life is for the living, And so I carried on with eyes open. While people were eating people. It’s always been in fashion you know. And you’ll come to like it too. They smiled and they wrote things in their ledgers. And even then I knew why I had committed crimes of thinking and feeling. And on my child’s mind they laid the blame, And they tried to teach me a game. It was called “People eating people,” and I asked them why that’s so. They said people have always eaten people, and it’s always been in fashion you know. Now it’s come to me That at 53, I see rosebuds and depleted uranium. I see old dogs and children and weapons of mass destruction. I see 260 million happy face masks. And I struggle for ancient wisdom I see fallen golden arches of contradictions. So I can neither live half a life, nor dwell forever in shadows, I figured that Life is for the living, And so I carried on with eyes open. While people were eating people. It’s always been in fashion you know. And you’ll come to like it too.



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