rival people alive

the day I got shot in the
    abdomen twice was an unusual
    day

there were no smokes rising
    from wet green fresh wood
    fires in the forests

there were no babies keeping glances
    from the elders that walk slow in
        their afternoons by the
        river/ some cities along rivers have
        cafes, or benches, for the old people and
        ladies with their babies

there were brown headed men walking
    across streets firing guns at
    rival people alive

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