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Poem: Men with no faces

By Marty Brown

I would like to share a poem I wrote about recent history, "Men with no faces," dedicated to Renee and Alex.
Who are they?
These men with no faces
Men with no names
Like wolves, they travel in packs
And, like wolves,
They prey on the weak
The helpless are snatched up,
Taken away, never to be seen again
By men with no faces
Men with no names


They come to our cities to terrorize
Armed with
Rubber bullets
Tear gas
Tasers
Pepper spray
And real bullets which kill
We are armed with
Whistles
Signs
Love of our neighbors
Determination
And our bodies, which can be killed
By men with no faces,
Men with no names

They come in dark of night,
Rappelling from Blackhawks
To seize men, women and babies
Make them wait in the cold, undressed
While their homes are trashed
They break car windows, cut seat belts
And batter down doors, never a warrant
Two deaths so far
How much more can we take
From men with no faces
men with no names?


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