parades march down

    the street      the lawsuit      the death rally

who will not make it out alive this time?

in pockets they have the adjudications
of folded away surnames and orders

the pockets smell like sandwiches originated in their wives’ kitchen

yes, they also have wives
and kitchens
and gastrointestinal tracts
and used up vitamin D storage like all of us mortals

we all originated from dirt and hints of love

nevertheless some turn back to dirt despite the amount of love they carry

or take away