sunlight in
an empty room
changes nothing
the mirrors are all blind
the windows slowly melting
and i believe
in the burning girl
i believe in the boy
buried among the redwoods
by his father
these are the myths
my son will inherit
and this is the country
and the politics of fear are not
politics at all
what i call silence
in this house
is actually the sound of
clocks running backwards
what i call sorrow is
actually guilt
despite the fact that i have always
maintained my innocence
and on the day i give up
the last of my teenage heroes
my oldest friend writes
