I've heard that
gun stores now are like jeweled palaces
Decked out and bedazzled
I've heard of genocide and the Gaza strip
- Half toned in news bites
and buried in the desert sand.
I've heard of strange old men
bearded and full of belly
I've heard of skinny kids
and women in parking garages
- all claiming to need this thing.
I've held a bullet in my hand
soft and slick, firm and round
tried to understand it
- I've heard of people trying to change language
to be less offensive
and wonder if they've decided yet
- to change the word "bullet points."