Outrage Fatigue

I have seen the light of resistance fading
I have seen crowds gathered in protest thinning

The weight of their actions
Like a mother smothering her child
Each ounce of pressure
Another human loss
A further mounting cost
A conflicted heart

Historic abhorrence
Malicious ignorance
Their ideals: extremist
Our justice: imminent

Our violence: overdue

Circuit board
Overloaded
Overburdened

Too many lights
Too many fires
Too many pyres

We stumble on
So blindly wired
So blindly tired

Another day
Another roadblock
Another cellblock
Another day

Your hatred is printed in white and red
The victims will flay you in broad daylight