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Bullet Holes

from Somethin' Beat by NEXT HUMAN GENERATION

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Voice and poetry : Charles Antony

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I discovered two bullet holes
in my back yesterday
Quite by accident - Of course
Whilst contorting to scratch
between shoulder and spine
That area
between reality and possibility
My fingers grazed lightly
over the wounds
Now, mere dips in the landscape
Now, mere troughs in the memory
I examined my chest
for exit signs
Not a crease, dent, bubble or blister
These bullets were firmly lodged
as leaden shadows in the twilight
Unleashed by some karmic sniper
on the battlefield of dreams.
Any true super-hero
would have danced
caterwaulling and cartwheeling
straight through the enemy line
Not stopping
'till he reached the promised land
But me, - I had to be
sprayed in the back
whilst trying to kiss the white flag
And I realise now that
I have been carrying these bullets
inside me since birth
Along with the sense of guilt
and remorse that comes with
always running away.

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from Somethin' Beat, released March 30, 2011

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