Picture Poem Poem by C Jay Caputo

the riots started-
in full swing, things were hectic
quickly departed-
we we're both skeptics

i saw you through haze
abuse and smoke
i kneel and i praise
you
on the concrete bed you lay


shes amazing shes perfect shes okay.
she is okay.

shes okay

my heart,
from relief
pounds louder than the foot stomps in the street
my beat is what shakes the ground

not the car bombs

your smile hasn't yet fallen off
I put my face to your face
it felt great
much better than the fist of a fascist state
and the taste, it leaves behind

on occasion, Anarchy can bring us together
in delicate ways
this life is still a life
so fragile

like a vineyard up in flames
my finest bottle of Bordeaux remains intact
not a scratch

happy it survived
made it out alive
i can continue to find beauty
in the chaos that overwhelms

and its because of the wine