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Created on: July 20, 2007
Neighborhood Heroes
The imprint of anger
on the pavement grows
darker by the hour.
Children dipped
their eyes in it
upon waking up,
hearing stories from
their brothers and fathers.
Now they are playing
robbers and heroes,
reenacting with almost
as much violence
the events, laughing
at the tiny footsteps
of blood and the stones
that were used to smash
a hand. Butts of
guns wreathe
the imprint that has
become a playground.
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