Young Writers Society

As this is my first work in some time, I expect quite a bit of healthy criticism to be heaped on my plate. This work is in tribute of Howl, by Allen Ginsberg. Howl was written in a captivating but oddly formatted way, and is considered one of the greatest poems of the 20th century. Updated and tweaked for more current issues (and some ones that are in the past, but still relevant), I hope this poem delivers on a similar level. If you have never read Howl, I would strongly suggest you do. Or at least read part of it before reading this. This poem is separated into numerical parts. I could never truly capture the whole of current issues in three parts, but I did highlight three issues I felt were important to me. 

1

broken and bent

lost echoes of the classroom

submerged in red water on the horizon

hearts broken and minds wavered

the shots finalized and humanity cried

when children died

2

cries heard in the city

lights blazing, sirens wailing

in the streets, on the balconies

from the highest of heights

the mighty fell

lives lost, a new war waged

3

Hatred's despised caress

eternally terrible

a long-time enemy

lost, but found

the lingering remnants of the past brought forth

the cries in the streets

dragging and clawing at the temples

never thought to still exist

and it drags itself from a lie to embrace the truth

the worst of America still exists

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