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Unrest

Kurt D. Baty 1962 (Tacoma, Wa)

Free verse
Unlawful force sustained
presses final
justice refused
affronts a beleaguered peace

Protesting crowds diverse
gather in cities full
venting voices burst
against blue intemperance

Jabbing batons alternate
violently with shielded blows
a jostling resistance
stands its ground

Civil unrest accelerates
through burning skies
bruised cities stagger
in smokey chaos

a gray morning awakens
in disturbed silence
tarnishing winds
sweep across an unsettled land

About this poem

The aftermath of a video being released that shows police brutality in a volatile and disquieting summer.

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Written on December 08, 2023

Submitted by Kurtbaty7 on December 08, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXA XXXA XXBX XXXX XBXX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 470
Words 82
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
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Kurt D. Baty

Freelance Writer from Central California focusing on song lyrics. Father of one terrific son. more…

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