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STANDING ON 85TH

How many footsteps our streets withstand
The weight of our collective marching
We gather as a testament
Hoofbeats coming for a reckoning

How many monumental moments pass
Roped & tugged until base gives up
History that remains in bronze
Buckles like pounded pavement

How many signs send a signal
Graffiti doesn’t need to be decoded
Staccato horns broadcast our message
Fists & waves for we who stand

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from More Ballads Under New Regime, released November 3, 2020
Words - John Burgess
Music - Jed Myers

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John Burgess Seattle, Washington

John Burgess writes poetry in public places. His first book was Punk Poems from Ravenna Press.

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