Rend pavement
Into the statues of war heroes
In unflattering poses:
Mid-war crimes unspeakable.
Crying to God to bring their dead loved
ones back as they contemplate the end.
Embracing a mistress for solace.
Picking fights with locals at a bar.
Cement retellings.
Smelt gold
to forge a monument of me
and you in wartime,
in the poses of everyday life,
worrying about the little concerns
of tax return filing, watching or studying baseball team performances,
Or just sitting in general comfort.
Place us side by side, cement and gold,
at our finest museums.
Let it tell the story no one wants to tell themselves.
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