by Brady Riddle
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One day, it’s like a miracle, it will disappear.
We inherited a broken test, a dead system
that didn’t work. One of the worst things that didn’t work.
Great marks for handling the infectious source!
We inherited a broken test, a dead system:
You got it wrong! They didn't use tear gas.
Great marks for handling protesters there!
Pepper spray is not a chemical irritant.
You got it wrong! They didn't use tear gas—
riot control agents make people unable.
Pepper spray is not a chemical irritant.
These THUGS dishonor Peace, on his knees, hands up.
Riot control agents make people unable
to rally against the death, the outrage.
These THUGS dishonor Peace, on his knees, hands up.
False and misleading claims, most of them from the past
rally death, outrage, control, downplay the situation—
that didn’t work. None of the things even worked.
False and misleading claims, most of them from the past
one day, like a miracle, will disappear.
Brady Riddle currently resides in Shanghai, China where he teaches secondary English at Shanghai American School. His poems can be found in Lean Seed (San Jacinto College, Houston, TX), Ottawa Arts Review (University of Ottawa Press), Spittoon Collective (Beijing, China), and most recently A Shanghai Poetry Zine.