Urban Puppetshow

Piercing screams of blood across the pavement.
The helicopter plays the urban beat. Sirens dance through the spray painted walls.
Children chase their innocence into the polluted night.
Changing the dawn set before them.
The perfume of fear lingers in the air as they stride in a parallel line though the streets.
Anger beams forth from their eyes like a suit of armor.
A puppet show in a policemean's flashlight.
Anger and ego pull the strings. Misrepresentation of pride and raza are center stage.
Intelligence cloaked by tattoos, nicknames and hand signs.
Their good judgement exhaled into the stars above.
Leaving a haze.
Blind children led by the barrio's false promise of
pride strength and love.




raza=spanish expression meaning race and/ or ethnic pride.