direct symbologies

"the lion represents (american) courage-"

said over small loudspeakers

to a trolley of deaf ringers

Frenchie and Grumpy have

good senses of humor

"-each star represents 100 dead-"

crackling and static

war data cut into stone

memorials never left to interpretation

"-the indian looking west-"

hot and cold reversed on

hotel faucet

"-represents-"

either a warning or a destiny

“-200 dead.”

scalded hands rubbed skinless

from handshakes with suits

"-more than ____ dead-"

blank dead

the statue's are erected

either for glory or a final caveat

looking west straight down

"-old (white) man looking east-"

teary eyed over simple meaning

cut and drying out in the wind

none open to interpretation