Comrades in Alms
by Chrissie Roberts
Relentless live-streamed death
Revulsion at the West’s collusion
And we stand
And we march
And we post
And we share
In our powerlessness.
What ordnance do we have
To assuage our nausea
Our impotence
As bystanders
Held hostage by our Governments
Become quick on the draw with our plastic
Swipe away the sorrow
Chip and pin away the pain
ApplePay our way to absolution
In this dark atrocious game
Solidarity expressed with
A wrist flick
A finger touch
A phone flash
But the bombs keep falling
And our tears keep flowing.
