Boy Sets Fire

Simulcast

Boy Sets Fire


The embodiment of innocence stripped from her own 
territory. America's child has passed so close to 
freedom. Now closest with her maker, the ten lifetimes 
of terror were experienced by this frail body. Where 
have our children gone? They are not to be found 
amongst this tabloid filth over kill, an embarrassing 
lack of responsibility, a vicious cycle of soap opera 
drama pettiness. No known beginning and no end in 
sight, this must be our darkest hour when gossip takes 
priority over our young. Are we this shallow? Are we 
this apathetic? Are we this bored? Prove me wrong. The 
child is mine, now that she has been thrown away. The 
interest is gone, so now the others suffer. They 
suffer unto a grotesque attention span deficit 
monster. They turned our play yards into graveyards. 
So we cried every night for a week, squeezing as much 
concern allowed between each sports update. You cried 
every night for a week, yet I still mourn. Have you 
forgotten their faces? Patience is a virtue I won't 
instate. I must see the faces of every abductee. I 
must taste the pain. Remind me of our system 
atrocities. Don't let me forget. Don't let me forget. 
Why haven't we drawn a line? Instead, we feed and 
shelter them. We support the evil and pay their debts. 
We've paid their debts. Why can't we win?