Assymetry

Asymmetry 

The slowness of those who care 
In the face of those who don’t. 
People hypnotized by how the sea 
Sucked out running now 
In the shadow of the wave.
The man who refused to evacuate
Identified by his crowns. 
The woman who went back 
Inside before the after
Shock. State violence
Is a natural disaster.
Meanwhile, someone is asking
Someone to unmute. 
Unflappable emoji flags in solidarity.
Bureaucratese in the letter received
From your senator’s secretary.
Seesaw of organization and action,
While, in walnut-paneled rooms,
Whole populations are disappeared
With a single slanting signature.
Still, there is something 
To be said for the girl 
Who fires the young riot cop’s gun
By putting a flower in the barrel.