in 2016 more people were killed in chicago by gun violence than in new york city and l.a. combined. 
martin luther king talked of the giant triplets, racism, extreme materialism and militarism. 
the chicago public schools junior rotc program teaches kids it's ok to kill when ordered by your government.
obomba had tears, decrying the death toll here, while 2016 became a record breaking year for export of weapons to other countries. the u.s. is by far the top arms exporter on the planet, flooding the market with deadly weapons. 
in its first 6 years team obomba entered  into agreements to sell more weaponry than any administration since world war 2.


meanwhile it's colder than a trio of haters, so cold the waves roll in slo-mo. and they white-washed, or beige-washed, the evil trump from the walking tunnel. 

secrets bury secrets.
your mourning will
fade with time.
gradually it will take
on a merciful quality,
almost sweet.   

disappointment
humiliation
curiosity
jealousy
hatred
will
bring
the dead
alive.