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::: The Power of Silly Putty :::

Shell upon shell
Encasing some mollusk
Some soft thing in a hard case
Like a soldier dressed in armor
Underneath- a soft, shining fellow
Unwilling to die
Unwilling to fight

Sparks
Lightning
Striking blows
On far off paradise cities
Turned bitter
Soured places now.

Against. Against us.
Horrible!
Pointless!
Simplistic!
Base!
Id!
Silly!

Silly putty on
Newspaper headline- “Terrorism”
”9/11”
Children reading the silly putty.
Ignoring it.
Reforming it.

They put it on a comic instead.
Light.
Weightless.
Feather words.

Colorful
Charlie Brown’s joy.

Let’s change for the children.
It’s the least we can do.

Written by: ~ Janelle Finamore