Juice Online Poetry & Art
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2008
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 Less Resistance

I lie awake
listening to the sepulchral voices
reincarnated against justice
and the working class.
They sound off
like a televangelist
under a dimly lit sky
through thick blinds,
their threats and promises
carry through a dusty mind
half-awake, well in doubt
of what was heard.
Feverishly, I lower the sheets
and check the clock.
This early morning hour
brings false reasoning to a head.
I try to resist my own temptation
to shout back
but give in.
I surprise myself
in sounding off
like a bomb in the mail,
what sounded like adults
turn out to be children;
they scatter like pigeons
from passing cars.



 Joseph Veronneau