We the people
Have
Burned trains in protest
Burned bras in protest too
Burned our boats
Burned bridges
Burned brides
Burned witches
Burned saints
Burned our own lands
In scorched earth policies
Burned our brethren with napalm
Burned books we didn’t understand
Burned our leaders in effigy
Burned ourselves in fits of madness
Burned spontaneously as oddities
Burned evidence that proved our guilt
Burned memories that we couldn’t deal with
What’s left?
