Post-Thanksgiving meditation

indigenous bodies thrown in trenches left to rot

pass the turkey, please

captured people bought and sold and sold, again

pass the mashed potatoes, please

immigrants left homelands for false promises

pass the cranberry sauce, please

so many dead and buried on the side of the road

pass the oyster dressing, please

no markers thank them for their sacrifice

pass the collard greens, please

religious freedom for the strongest not the meek

pass the green bean casserole, please

civilization is a bloody business

another piece of pumpkin pie – heavy on the whipped cream

11-30-23