In Tension Town the atmosphere
is tense and overlaid with fear
There’s little doubt the angst we feel
is justified and very real
Our city trembles in alarm
at those who seek to cause us harm
The darkness in our minds has grown
as seeds of anxiety are sown
In Tension Town the heart rate grows
as through the veins foreboding flows
The white on black is blue on blue
when violence is the only hue
In Tension Town the eyes dilate
when all they ever view is hate
and all around is fretfulness
our lives suffused with nervousness
In Tension Town all it would take
is one mishap, one small mistake
to bring this entire building down
and burn our future to the ground
Our lives hang on one slender thread
in Tension Town, and it is said
that just one single hateful act
will cause that
hanging
thread
to
snap
Steve Wheeler © 21 April, 2021
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